On Tuesday, President Trump hosted a luncheon in the Rose Garden for Republican Senators. Oklahoma's two senators, Markwayne Mullin and James Lankford, were among those in attendance. Given the duration of the government shutdown -- now three weeks -- and Trump's relative lack of engagement so far in the GOP's shutdown messaging strategy, there was speculation that the president might use the luncheon to assert himself more firmly, and possibly pressure leadership to reach a resolution. Senator Mullin spoke about the White House meeting with Griffin Media shortly after he returned to the Capitol:

: "The president is really good about leading from the front and keeping everybody together, keeping us all on the same page. The president is so good at building relationships. It was a very rar

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