Anxious GOP treads carefully with Trump defense

Rank-and-file Republicans are treading carefully when it comes to speaking out about the escalating controversy surrounding President Trump's entreaties that foreign governments investigate former Vice President Joe Biden.

Republicans don't want to get on the bad side of Trump, who is a powerhouse within the party. But they recognize a danger in speaking out too forcefully in defense of the president as details about Trump and his administration's actions slowly trickle out.

“They’re handling [it] correctly,” one former GOP lawmaker told The Hill, referring to the cautious approach.

“No...