Trump lays out 'roadmap for victory' for House GOP

(The Center Square) – As the country is about to embark on a pivotal election year, President Donald Trump addressed the GOP U.S. House of Representatives retreat. During a nearly 90-minute speech held at the newly renamed, Trump-Kennedy Center, the president laid out what he calls a “roadmap to victory for the House GOP. He spotlighted election reform, his administration's success on the border, health care and energy among issues for the Republicans to run on as they begin to hit the campaign trail ahead of this year’s midterm elections, when each House seat is on the ballot. The president began his speech remarking on the sudden death of Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., announced Tuesday morning, narrowing the GOP majority in the House to five seats. Trump briefly noted the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots, accusing the media and Democrats of failing to mention that the president told supporters on Jan. 6 to “walk or march peacefully and patriotically to the Capitol.