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On Trump: Some GOP say yes, some say never

Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump signs autographs following a speech in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, July 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump signs autographs following a speech in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, July 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump signs autographs following a speech in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, July 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

WASHINGTON (AP) – There are the enthusiastic supporters, and there’s the Never Trump crew. But most congressional Republicans fall somewhere in between when it comes to Donald Trump, offering a lukewarm endorsement or a “yes, but” embrace.

So when the presumptive presidential nominee visits Capitol Hill on Thursday to meet, for the first time, with rank-and-file House Republicans and then GOP senators, he will encounter many Republicans eager to get behind anyone who can beat Democrat Hillary Clinton, and open to hearing what he has to say.

Many have questions for Trump and some have been offering advice to the New York businessman, despite scant evidence that he pays much heed to what lawmakers have to say.

A look at the divisions among congressional Republicans over Trump:

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