Source: Bridget Bowman, ROLL CALL, 6/7/21


Former President Donald Trump took sides over the weekend in the Republican primary for North Carolina’s open Senate seat, endorsing Rep. Ted Budd. In Congress, Budd proved to be a loyal ally, but he did break with Trump on a handful of issues.  Budd voted for bills that had Trump’s support 91.5 percent of the time from 2017 through 2020, according to CQ Vote Watch. That’s slightly below the 92.1 percent average for all Republicans during that time, and below the 94.2 percent presidential...

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