Most of GOP members of Congress Back Trump Now, Some Holdouts, Most Dem Members suppor Clinton
Most Republicans in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives are now supporting Donald Trump for President. A few notable hold outs like Ted Cruz in the Senate and Paul Ryan, the Speaker of the House are holding out and are not supporting Trump. And then there are the die hard "Never Trump" caucus which seems to be hoping for Hillary Clinton to win.
Most Democratic Members of Congress support Clinton (see below at end of Examiner report)
The Washington Examiner reports:
Billionaire businessman Donald Trump became the Republican Party's presumptive nominee following the May 3 Indiana primary. From GOP leaders jumping on the Trump train to joining the #NeverTrump movement, here's the Washington Examiner's running list of where Republican members in Congress stand when it comes to supporting the party's probable nominee:
Senators who have endorsed Donald Trump (6):
Senators who will not endorse Donald Trump (5):
Senators who announced their support of the GOP nomineeafter May 4, the day Donald Trump became the party's presumptive nominee (29):
Senators who announced their support of the GOP nomineebefore May 4, the day Donald Trump became the party's presumptive nominee (11):
Republican House Members
House members who have endorsed Donald Trump (20):
House members who will not endorse Donald Trump (12):
House members who announced their support of the GOP nominee after May 4, the day Donald Trump became the party's presumptive nominee (123):
House members who announced their support of the GOP nominee before May 4, the day Donald Trump became the party's presumptive nominee (29):
House members who won't say if they endorse Donald Trump (62):
For the names of the above go to this link:
Most Democratic Members of Congress support Hillary Clinton for president.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hillary_Clinton_presidential_campaign_endorsements,_2016
A relatively small list of Democratic Members of Congress support Bernie Sanders for pressident:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Bernie_Sanders_presidential_campaign_endorsements,_2016