Twenty GOP Congress Members Ready to Quit on Trump
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What recent developments have led to resignations among GOP Congress members?
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Fortumin sovelluksella otat sähkönkulutuksen haltuun. Pohjoismaista energiaa arkeen. Fortum.fi 20 Republican Congress members may resign in the coming weeks. Let me repeat that again. 20. 2-0. MAGA Republican Congress members may be resigning in the coming weeks, even before New Year's. That means bye-bye MAGA Mike Johnson. Puck. a media company got the scoop. Here's what they're reporting. Upwards of 20 House Republicans are expecting to announce their retirement in the coming weeks, with most of the retirements coming from potential safesteets for the Republican Party, though still potentially placing additional pressure on stress on House Speaker Maga Mike Johnson and the party's majority in the House of Representatives.
And Maga Mike and Donald Trump are even fearing
How are MAGA Republicans reacting to Trump's declining approval ratings?
that it is possible that there will be a change in the majority in the House of Representatives before the midterms and potentially even in the next few weeks. Multiple Republican lawmakers and aides have been telling puck news that there is this exodus that should be happening very soon. It can imperil the current majority, leading to Hakeem Jeffries potentially becoming the new Speaker of the House. According to this report, the MAGA Republicans are seeing Donald Trump's approval plummeting across all polls right now. November's off-year elections from Virginia, New Jersey, Georgia, and throughout the country. Even the special election in the 7th Congressional District where a MAGA candidate won but only by single digits is freaking out these MAGA Republicans.
And they're saying that at this point, their only job right now is to defend whatever Donald Trump is doing. And that's not why they came into Congress. And they think that the regime is disrespecting them and making them all look stupid each and every day. And this, as we've learned, that U.S. layoffs are on track to exceed the great financial crisis levels. Layoffs right now up 40%. 54% year over year, 1.1 million layoffs already. And by the time we get the full aggregated data, that number could look closer to 2 million layoffs in a year.
What impact could GOP resignations have on the House majority?
So while all of this is taking place, you have MAGA Republican Congress members who are saying, look, we have to focus on affordability and Trump is throwing this party under the bus. He's destroying us right now. For example, You've got MAGA Republican Congress member, Brian Fitzpatrick. Here's what he says, play this clip. Politically, how problematic will it be for Republicans not to figure out a solution to this? Well, everybody's got to have an answer to rising costs across the board, whether it be healthcare or anything. This is what people voted on. I believe this is what led to Donald Trump's election in 24. I believe it's what led to Mondami's election in 25. I think affordability is the issue.
That's what trumps everything else. You know, people care about these other issues. They certainly want, you know, us to have smart foreign policy and, you know, all those things. But if you're living paycheck to paycheck...
How are affordability issues affecting Republican lawmakers' priorities?
which most Americans are, and you can't afford to make ends meet, nothing else matters other than that. And they want to know that people are gonna have a plan to help fix that. Has your party been making this enough of a focus, affordability? I don't think they have. I don't think they have. Because the president himself called affordability a Democratic scam this week. I don't believe that to be true at all. No, it's real. Believe me, I hear it every day back home. It's real. Do you find those comments problematic? I don't know. I don't know what he was intending. I mean, I've heard him say the opposite of that, that he wants to focus on affordability. I don't know if he I don't know where he's going with that.
What key points are raised about the National Defense Authorization Act?
But I can just tell you from my standpoint, affordability is the most important issue. Issue number one. And by the way, as we're reporting this, I would be remiss if I didn't remind you, please hit subscribe right now and help the Midas Touch Network get to 6 million subscribers.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What recent developments have led to resignations among GOP Congress members?
0:01–1:19
2
How are MAGA Republicans reacting to Trump's declining approval ratings?
1:19–2:59
3
What impact could GOP resignations have on the House majority?
2:59–3:50
4
How are affordability issues affecting Republican lawmakers' priorities?
3:50–4:24
5
What key points are raised about the National Defense Authorization Act?
4:24–5:19
6
What controversial provisions were excluded from the NDAA?
5:19–6:42
7
How does Marjorie Taylor Greene's perspective reflect GOP sentiments?
6:42–8:07
8
What insights do recent polls provide about American views on GOP policies?
8:07–20:20