WASHINGTON • To Trump or not to Trump?

The billionaire Donald Trump’s attempted hostile takeover of the Republican Party is forcing elected Republicans to begin taking stands.

Some St. Louis-area members of Congress say they’ll support the Republican nominee for president, no matter who it is. They include Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and representatives Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-St. Elizabeth; John Shimkus, R-Collinsville; Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville; and Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro. All said through spokespeople this week they will support whomever their party nominates.

Others, however, while not shutting doors, are not exactly holding them wide open to Trump, either. Rep. Ann Wagner, who previously endorsed ex-Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, issued a statement this week stopping short of saying she would back anyone her party nominates.

Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., is not endorsing anyone, and his campaign spokesman, Kevin Arti, said that Kirk would not engage in “crystal ball prognostications given the fluidity of the race.”