I will tell you that the republican party is very aware of 2026 and came in with a plan, prior to day one, to get the people needed on board. What we are hearing, which could be bullshit, is that the lesson Trump learned from 45 was he trusted "DC" to much.They have no plan at this point, that much is obvious. I think the plan was to procedurally stall or hold up anything he wanted to do, and they didn't anticipate so much happening so fast.
They need leadership and they need a voice now (not in a month, not in a week, not after a series of focus groups to ensure that nobody's feelings get hurt), and it needs to be a strong voice.