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PLEASANT, S.C. — The Republican lawmakers stood with fixed smiles,
shifting in place, facing down turmoil but no trial inside a municipal
courtroom overstuffed with constituents.Across
the room, the first questioner foretold a long Saturday morning: “Are
you personally proud,” the man, Ernest Fava, 54, said of President
Trump, “to have this person representing our country?” The more than 200
attendees stirred, with at least as many waiting outside.Senator
Tim Scott tried first: “Given the two choices I had, I am thankful that
Trump is our president,” he said, to ferocious boos.Then Representative Mark Sanford waded in: “I think we’re all struggling with it,” he said of the tumultuous first month, to nods.
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As
members of Congress return home during a legislative recess many
Republicans are dreading, a hearty few on Saturday charged headlong into
the resistance. At events across the country, lawmakers have strained
to quell the boiling anger at Mr. Trump — and often, the Republican Party — after four extraordinary weeks.The
break from Capitol Hill is doubling as a real-time stress test for both
pro-Trump Republicans and anti-Trump protesters — an early signal of
how much latitude will be afforded to members who continue defending the
president and how much venom they are willing to absorb.…
For the lawmakers, early returns were mixed. In North Harmony, N.Y.,
Representative Tom Reed confronted what felt like interminable jeers,
navigating hostile questions about abortion rights, efforts to dismantle
the Affordable Care Act and Mr. Trump’s tax returns. The crowd at a
senior center was so large that the event was moved to the parking lot
outside. Chants of “Do your job!” rang out.
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