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McClatchy Washington Bureau
McClatchy Washington Bureau
National
Bryan Lowry and Lindsay Wise

Sen. Roy Blunt disinvited to GOP event after vote against Trump's emergency powers

WASHINGTON _ U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt has been disinvited from a local GOP gathering in Christian County, Mo., next month amid a backlash over his vote to block President Donald Trump's use of emergency powers to build a border wall.

The senior GOP senator from Missouri was one of 12 Republicans who joined Democrats in voting against Trump's national emergency declaration, a move that has sparked anger within the president's base. As a Republican sharing the ballot with Trump in 2016, Blunt squeaked out a narrow 3-point win on Trump's coattails.

His vote Thursday angered ardent Trump supporters across Missouri, who saw it as a betrayal.

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