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White House Warns Conservative Groups It Is 'Monitoring' What They Say Amid Discontent Over Midterm Results

The White House insists that the memo isn’t a threat—but given Trump’s history, it’s hard to take that at face value.

Josh Pauzé | 11.6.2026 4:40 PM

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With President Donald Trump's unpopularity front and center after Democrats' sweeping midterm victory, Republicans are beginning to criticize the president and his policies. 

On Wednesday, Vice President J.D. Vance called out Trump's war of choice in Iran as the "real reason" for why the GOP lost the election. Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has spent the last few days dissecting voter dissatisfaction, which he told The Sage Steele Show includes the crony capitalism of the "Republicans in Washington." With the GOP seemingly fracturing, the White House is taking steps to rein in potential fallout within the base. 

On Thursday, the White House Office of Public Liaison........

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