It often seems like President Donald Trump simply doesn't care about making his party look good ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. And Trump's intransigence threatens the broader harmony in the conservative movement, with the GOP already deeply wounded by his historic unpopularity. But what's loomed largest in recent weeks has been the highly controversial settlement between Trump's lawyers and the government he runs. Thom Tillis of North Carolina and John Cornyn of Texas — have insisted that the administration put that in writing and place limits on Trump's tax immunity deal. saying the White House is using "a different form of math" and that Trump "doesn't vote in our elections").