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LEAKED NRCC TALKING POINTS*: Chair Richard Hudson and Speaker Mike Johnson Meet With Donald Trump

Topline: We’re completely screwed.

Talking Points

  • The Economy
    • Our signature legislation, the Big Beautiful Bi— Working Families Tax Cut, is 13 points underwater, so YOU should pretend the House had nothing to do with it.
    • YOU should frame lower-than-anticipated tax refunds as a positive, since people already have more stuff than they need.
    • With grocery prices skyrocketing, YOU should talk about how eating less will Make America Healthy Again.
  • Midterm Campaigning
    • We strongly advise YOU to avoid the campaign trail this fall so our candidates have space to shine.
    • YOU should not campaign in swing districts. And it’s not because your favorability is in the toilet, but because doing so would make our candidates look bad by comparison because you look so good!
    • Have YOU heard of pickleball?
  • War in Iran
    • YOU should not make the war in Iran a midterm issue.
    • Gas prices are over $4/gal but YOU should pretend they aren’t.
    • YOU should deflect to literally anything else.
  • Immigration
    • YOU should not talk about your immigration policies and ICE overreach against U.S. citizens.
    • Avoid telling people that YOU have deported U.S. citizens.

*The above are not actually talking points from the NRCC, but they could be.

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