Trump to attend Senate GOP lunch on Tuesday

The Hill logoPresident Trump will travel to the Capitol on Tuesday to attend a caucus lunch with Senate Republicans, two sources confirmed to The Hill.

The closed-door powwow comes just before the Senate is expected to leave town at the end of the week for a Memorial Day recess, and will be the first time the president has traveled to the Capitol amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Vice President Pence and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin met with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) earlier on Tuesday to discuss the response to the virus.  Continue reading.