Daily Mail News
By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER
Published: 16:56 EDT, 21 May 2026 | Updated: 03:01 EDT, 22 May 2026
Donald Trump’s iron grip on the Republican Party is crumbling in real time.
A high-stakes White House summit with Speaker Mike Johnson and top GOP leaders was abruptly canceled Thursday as the President’s own party openly revolted against his $1.8 billion ‘slush fund’ for January 6 rioters.
Johnson reportedly refused to sit down with Trump, in a striking act of rebellion by the President’s most reliable congressional leader.