President Donald Trump invited nearly every Republican senator to the White House on Tuesday for what was billed as a “Rose Garden Club” lunch. It quickly became a rallying display of party unity as the government shutdown entered its fourth week with no end in sight.

Gathered under yellow umbrellas on the newly-built White House patio, senators dined on cheeseburgers, fries, and “Rose Garden chocolates” while Trump praised his budget chief, mocked Democrats, and insisted Republicans were “doing the right thing” by holding firm.

“This is the fourth week of the Democrat shutdown, but we are all here today because your Republican team in the Senate is unified,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said as the President nodded beside him. “Everybody here has voted now 11 different times to o

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