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GOP insiders pressure Trump to steer clear of controversy
Party wary as campaign for general election ramps up
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In this May 29 photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to supporters and bikers at a Rolling Thunder rally at the National Mall.
NEW YORK — Weary Republicans are looking for assurances that Donald Trump can maintain the discipline needed to stay on message as he prepares for a bruising general election run-up against Hillary Clinton. Trump's conciliatory, teleprompter-guided victory speech Tuesday appeared to stave off— at least for the time being — a near-GOP revolt over his racially divisive attacks against the American-born judge of Mexican heritage hearing the case against his now-defunct Trump University. As he kicks off his general election campaign with a scheduled speech Friday, a thorny question has arisen: How does the party keep Trump in check?
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