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Updated · NPR · May 20Lamar Alexander Urges Republicans to Engage More With Trump, Former 2-Term Tennessee Governor Says
8 articles · Updated · NPR · May 20
- Lamar Alexander called on Republican senators to talk with President Donald Trump more, arguing direct engagement is the best way to influence him.
- The former Tennessee senator and two-term governor made the case in an NPR interview about how current Republicans should respond to Trump.
- Alexander framed the advice as guidance for sitting senators navigating Trump's leadership, rather than as a public break with the party.
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