GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Republican Party’s governing body is set to offer its ‘undivided support’ for Donald Trump and his ‘effective presidency,’ lending its backing to the president and his re-election campaign. The Republican National Committee’s resolutions committee unanimously approved the measure Wednesday [1-23-19] at a winter meeting in New Mexico, clearing the way for its passage before the full membership Friday [1-25-19]. The expression of support comes as Trump’s re-election campaign is taking steps to scare off any potential primary challenger in 2020. An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll released Wednesday shows Trump’s approval rating stands at 34 percent, its lowest point in more than a year.”
–Associated Press, “Republican Party to Express ‘Undivided Support’ for Trump,” The New York Times online, January 23, 2019