Battleground Republicans Break With Trump on 3 Key Issues Ahead of Midterms

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 14

Three weeks before Election Day, vulnerable Republicans are increasingly putting daylight between themselves and Donald Trump as they try to protect the party’s House and Senate majorities.
Jen Kiggans and Mike Lawler have turned those breaks into campaign ads, highlighting bipartisan credentials and clashes with Trump to appeal to independents while still courting the GOP base.
Iran, data centers and Trump’s foreign beef import plan have become the clearest fault lines, with lawmakers including Tom Barrett, Marianette Miller-Meeks, Zach Nunn, John Husted and Mike Rogers publicly diverging from the president.
The split reflects a familiar midterm pattern when a president’s standing weakens, though the RNC and White House insist Republicans remain united behind Trump’s broader agenda even as candidates tailor races to their districts.