VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-20
“I think the president’s leverage in this Congress is shot.”
Don Bacon · said 2026-10-19 · reported 2026-10-20
Bacon told CNN that Trump's leverage in Congress was diminished by his handling of Ukraine.
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