Trump’s Capitol Hill visit brings a rare moment of GOP unity: From the Politics Desk

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In today’s edition, NBC News' Capitol Hill team recaps Donald Trump's visit with House and Senate Republicans. Plus, senior political reporter Jonathan Allen details why the "Blue Wall" is Joe Biden's best bet to reach 270 electoral votes.

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Trump’s Capitol Hill visit brings a rare moment of GOP unity

By Scott Wong, Sahil Kapur, Ali Vitali and Julie Tsirkin

Three and a half years ago, then-President Donald Trump incited a violent riot at the Capitol in a bid to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory and remain in power, a special House committee concluded after a lengthy investigation.

On Thursday, Trump made his first visit to Capitol Hill since before the Jan. 6 attack as Republicans gave a hero’s welcome to their party’s presumptive 2024 nominee.

The closed-door meetings with House and Senate Republicans represented a rare moment of unity for a party that has been engaged in a civil war since that day.

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Here are the top moments from Trump’s trip to Washington:

Mending fences: Trump made peace with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who had blamed the former president for the deadly Capitol riot. The two men had not spoken since December 2020. McConnell said he and Trump shook hands several times Thursday, calling it “a good meeting” and an “entirely positive session.”

Trump delivered a message about “unity,” one source in his meeting with House Republicans said. He offered to do tele-town halls