Trump returns to Capitol Hill for the first time since January 6 to “make majorities” for Republicans

Donald Trump met with House Republicans on Thursday, marking his first visit to the Hill since before the January 6 2021 Capitol riots.

There, Trump is meeting with members of his party behind closed doors, just weeks ahead to the Republican National Convention — where Trump will be named the GOP presidential nominee — and just months ahead of the 2024 election.

Outside of the meeting dueling protesters heckled Republicans as they filed into the Capitol Hill Club, where Republicans often hold their meetings. Some protesters held signs calling Republicans “boot licker” and warned them “don’t drink the Kool-Aid.” Other protesters from Code Pink, a radical anti-war group, protested US support for Israel and called on ending support for its war on Hamas that has killed more than 35,000 people.

But Republicans seemed unbothered about despite the fact that last month, a jury in Manhattan found Trump guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records as part of a conspiracy to corruptly influence the 2016 presidential election.

Many Republicans expressed optimism after their meeting with him.

“Talked about the border, talked about the crazy inflation rate, things that we need to fix,” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan told The Independent.

Republicans said that Trump spoke about numerous subjects ranging from helping Republicans down ballot, to abortion to the war in Ukraine.

“He talked about exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother,” Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina told The Independent. Mace, who previously criticized Trump for his actions on January 6, received his endorsement ahead of her primary on Tuesday, which propelled her to victory despite her vote to eject Kevin McCarthy as