Much of the Trump presidency has been defined by the president’s uncanny ability to bring the GOP in tow, but in recent weeks — with the nation battling two separate crises and with the White House response to the turmoil under scrutiny — members of the party have begun to distance themselves from the president in unprecedented fashion. WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 11: U.S. President Donald Trump walks to Marine One in the rain on the South ... [+] Lawn of the White House on June 11, 2020 in Washington, DC. Later today, President Trump was scheduled to meet with pastors, law enforcement officials and small business owners at a church in Dallas, Texas. Hours after President Trump declared that his administration "will not even consider the renaming” of army bases named after confederate generals, the GOP-led Senate Armed Services Committee privately adopted an amendment Wednesday for the Pentagon to remove the names of Confederate generals from military assets within three years, CNN reported. The dissent from inside the GOP also comes on the heels of plummeting poll numbers for Trump: Trump’s approval rating has dropped 10 points since May and has fallen below the 40% mark, according to the latest Gallup poll and polling analysts say the president is in deep trouble come November.

Source: Forbes June 11, 2020 19:07 UTC