support from republicans has been divided, with most conservative house republicans embracing trump’s action, while opposition was more pronounced among senate republicans. reportedly, because of trump’s high approval ratings among republicans, many in the party were concerned that expressing public opposition to the president’s action could result in their political demise. an analysis by fivethirtyeight found that through february 18, 2019, 34% of the 53 republican senators had expressed support for the declaration.