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A Trump mutiny? Republican prospects warily eye 2020 presidential run

DES MOINES, Iowa - Steve Scheffler, who represents Iowa on the Republican National Committee, has a warning for anyone in the party hoping to deny President Donald Trump the 2020 GOP nomination.

"We want to protect the integrity of the caucuses and give people the ability to make their case," he said, referring to the balloting that kicks off the election season next February. But, Scheffler went on, there will be zero tolerance for any Republican who comes to Iowa and "starts bashing the president and his policies."

"That," he said, "will be dealt with."

As Trump looks ahead to his reelection bid, the president enjoys a vise grip on the GOP and its machinery, as well as overwhelming support among Republican voters, with a

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