The Republican Party’s governing body is set to offer its “undivided support” for Donald Trump and his “effective presidency,” lending its backing to the president and his re-election campaign. 

The Republican National Committee’s resolutions committee unanimously approved the measure Wednesday at a winter meeting in New Mexico, clearing the way for its passage before the full membership Friday.  

The expression of support comes as Trump’s re-election campaign is taking steps to scare off any potential primary challenger in 2020. 

An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll released Wednesday shows Trump’s approval rating stands at 34 percent, its lowest point in more than a year.  

A more strident resolution, which explicitly endorsed Trump for re-election, was not taken up by the committee.
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