Senate Republicans who are allies of former President Trump have intensified their calls for the rest to rally behind him as the inevitable nominee for the Republican Party’s presidency and warned that Republicans who do not support him are aiding and comforting Joe Biden.

Trump’s overwhelming lead in the polls strengthened his influence among Republicans in Congress. This shifted the political momentum in Capitol Hill to favor demands for major border reforms, and away from funding wars in Ukraine.

GOP senators are less skeptical about impeaching Biden in the House, which Trump encouraged House legislators to do. They have also largely given up on the idea that anyone other than Trump could win the primary next year.

Florida Governor Rick Scott’s failure to govern is a major disappointment. Ron DeSantis or former South Carolina Governor. The failure of Nikki Haley, R-S.C. to emerge as a viable alternative to Trump during any of the Republican presidential debates has led Trump’s Senate supporters to call for an end to the race.

“I think it is time. Four other candidates are still in the running, but none has a higher than 10 percent. Trump’s numbers remain steady. You either love Donald Trump, or you hate it, but you won’t change anyone’s mind now,” said Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., of DeSantis and Haley. Vivek Ramaswamy (entrepreneur) and Chris Christie (R).

Marshall, after the fourth debate, said: “They all seem to be competing for second, and they’re hurting themselves, their reputation, and the party.”

“At this stage, they had all their chances. “All they are doing is harming the Republican Party, and paving the road for Joe Biden’s reelection,” he said.

Marshall was the 13th Republican senator to endorse Trump in the last month.

Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind. In September, Trump’s backer Mike Braun said: “I don’t see any other way for anyone else.”

He said: “If you don’t rally around him, then you are tacitly supporting Biden.”

As conservative populists gain influence on legislative decisions, there is a growing conviction that Trump will be the GOP’s nominee for president.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R – La) appears to be the new leader of the House. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La) endorsed Trump just before Thanksgiving.

Johnson, the leader of the party, has insisted that Ukraine funding must be matched by a major reform of border security. This is a tangle of issues that threatens to prevent the passage of any foreign aid package that includes Ukraine money before Christmas.

Senate Republicans have put pressure on Mitch McConnell, the Senate Republican Leader (Ky.), to fully support Johnson’s requests. McConnell has complied.

The bipartisan effort to finance the war in Ukraine is now stalled, and border security – a Trump signature issue – dominates the debate within Congress.

Donald Trump played a major role in the shift in focus of Congress to border security, and away from large, un-offset funding for Ukraine. Brian Darling is a Republican strategist, and former Senate assistant.

“Donald Trump reflects the will of American people.” “If you look at the polling data, it shows that Americans are less interested in sending their tax dollars overseas or for international engagements,” said he. “They want to use it for border protection and other things.”

Last week, Trump received new Senate endorsements from Sens. Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven, both Republicans from North Dakota, have endorsed Trump after North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum (R) dropped out of the race. Doug Burgum, a Republican candidate, dropped out.

Cramer urged fellow Republicans to “consolidate behind” Trump as the “leader of our GOP and secure a Republican win in 2024.”

Katie Britt, a Republican senator from Alabama who is a member McConnell’s leadership team endorsed Trump just before the debate on Wednesday.

She said that Trump’s performance as president between 2017 and 2021 was the reason he “dominates in the polls” and his “insurmountable lead” only continues to increase as the primary dates get closer.

In an op/ed written for Yellowhammer News – a conservative media outlet – she encouraged other Republicans to “come together” and work towards the November 2024 election.

Even senators that have criticised Trump or expressed strong doubts about his viability in a general elections acknowledge that he will be the nominee barring a miraculous.

When asked about the odds of another candidate beating Trump to the nomination, Sen. John Cornyn said: “It’s a longshot at this point.”

Cornyn was one of two GOP senators, along with Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), who stopped by welcome-to-Washington event for DeSantis in April and in May said “President Trump’s time has passed him by,” warning “electability is key.”

Mitt Romney, the Republican senator from Utah who has repeatedly called on his party to elect a new standard-bearer for 2024, admits that defeating Trump in the GOP primary is “a long shot.”

He admitted that Haley had “a chance” to win the nomination, but acknowledged “it’s an extremely long shot.”

He said that “Donald Trump will almost certainly be the nominee.”

He reacted to his Senate colleagues who are allied with Trump and want to remove candidates from the race even before the first votes in Iowa and New Hampshire have been cast.

“I don’t believe primaries harm us. I think they make us stronger and sharpen our tools for success. Donald Trump was not hurt at all by the primary contests. Romney stated that his polls showed the better Trump did the more primary candidates he had.

He added: “I hope Nikki Haley will throw a Hail Mary,” using the analogy of the quarterback tossing the ball downfield 50 yards in the last seconds of the game.

Haley’s campaign is defined by her argument that the war in Ukraine represents a vital national security interest for the United States, despite this not being a popular position with many GOP voters.

Trump’s rise to the GOP nomination coincided with a growing Republican skepticism regarding U.S. assistance for Ukraine.

According to Gallup, Gallup has found that 62 percent of Republicans believe the United States does too much to assist Ukraine.

Only 42 percent of Republicans thought that Ukraine should receive less assistance when Trump’s political strength was weaker in August 2022.