Trump, GOP senators to huddle at Capitol, weigh strategy on budget, taxes and border

Senate Republicans are huddling with President-elect Trump on Wednesday to discuss how to approach budget reconciliation to pass his agenda.

Donald Trump will meet with Senate Republicans on Wednesday. (Getty Images)

Trump will be in Washington, D.C., this week for the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away this month at 100 years old after being in hospice care. 

The meeting, which will include Senate Republican leadership, among others, will be held in the Mansfield room of the Capitol at 6 p.m. The room is used for weekly Senate caucus lunches and other large meetings. 

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Trump will be inaugurated on Jan. 20. (AP/Evan Vucci)

"Members of Congress are getting to work on one powerful Bill that will bring our Country back, and make it greater than ever before. We must Secure our Border, [Unleash] American Energy, and Renew the Trump Tax Cuts, which were the largest in History, but we will make it even better - NO TAX ON TIPS. IT WILL ALL BE MADE UP WITH TARIFFS, AND MUCH MORE, FROM COUNTRIES THAT HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE U.S. FOR YEARS. Republicans must unite, and quickly deliver these Historic Victories for the American People. Get smart, tough, and send the Bill to my desk to sign as soon as possible. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" Trump wrote on Truth Social this week. 

However, Trump has not ruled anything out, including the two-bill strategy, he told radio host Hugh Hewitt. 

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Sen. Bill Cassidy said he was "[l]ooking forward to meeting with President Trump tomorrow." (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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It's unclear exactly which GOP senators will be attending the meeting with Trump on Wednesday night, but Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., is planning on going, according to his office. 

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., will also attend the discussion, telling Fox News Digital in a statement that he was "[l]ooking forward to meeting with President Trump tomorrow. It’s important that we work together to pass a conservative, Pro-American agenda."

Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. She was previously a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner. 

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