Republicans are starting to think that Democrats will take control of everything, so they need to start bringing up balancing the budget now:

Republican lawmakers say they’re hopeful Trump will pivot to deficit reduction in a second term. @ESCochrane https://t.co/6bn2eDPJTI pic.twitter.com/xUaPvUmlxI

— Jim Tankersley (@jimtankersley) August 21, 2019