Pressure on Donald Trump to unify Republican party

Key Republican meeting to focus on toning down rhetoric

Presumptive US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will visit Republican lawmakers today in a pivotal meeting where he will face pressure to tone down his rhetoric and clarify his policy positions as a step toward unifying the fractured party.

Trump’s takeover of the Republican Party has shaken the party’s establishment and prompted soul-searching over whether to reluctantly get behind him or cede any role in the November 8 presidential election, when Hillary Clinton is expected to be the Democratic nominee.