These Republican senators could put a wrench in Trumps expansive legislative agenda

A foursome of Republican lawmakers could overpower the GOP’s 53-47 majority in the Senate — and stymie President Trump’s legislative agenda should they choose to vote as a bloc, insiders told The Post.The group — which reportedly teamed up to nix Florida Rep.

Matt Gaetz’s nomination for attorney general– includes Kentucky Sen.Mitch McConnell, who despite being shoved aside as leader of Senate Republicans after a series of freezing incidents last year, will remain a force in the chamber until at least 2027.“I think McConnell is in kind of a petulant mood and has been on a jihad against his own party for three years.

So it’s potentially a big problem,” said one GOP Senate insider.McConnell, 82, usually delivered on Trump’s legislative agenda during his first term in office, but the two have been at odds on some issues, including Ukraine.The same insider also noted that as incoming chair of the appropriations defense subcommittee, McConnell will be able to shove in Ukraine funding into any spending bill he wants.As majority leader, McConnell often clashed with Trump.

After the 2020 election, he called him “stupid” and a “despicable human being.” Trump — never shy about returning fire — has long derided the most powerful Senate Republican as an “old broken down crow.”McConnell has — at least for now — offered an olive branch.“I’m going to do everything I can to help the new administration be successful,” he said shortly after Trump’s decisive election win.A McConnell rep declined to comment.

Trump could also face resistance from a pair of moderate GOP women — Sen.Susan Collins of Maine and Sen.

Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.Both are longtime institutions of the chamber with strong domestic constituencies and owe little to Trump or his brand.

Both women voted to impeach Trump in the aftermath of the January 6 riot at the capital, and cast decisive votes which prevented Trump from repealing Obamacare in 2017.And both ...