Before Trump, I used to like the freedom caucus, and in all honesty, I still like what they say they stand for.Before Trump, I used to like the freedom caucus, and in all honesty, I still like what they say they stand for.
However, during Trump's term, from day 1 they did everything they could to hamstring Trump from passing conservative wishlist items while taking on the mantle of the…— unseen1 (@unseen1_unseen) June 19, 2024
However, during Trump's term, from day 1 they did everything they could to hamstring Trump from passing conservative wishlist items while taking on the mantle of the "real conservatives®️" who would keep "liberal" Trump honest.
Much like Biden revoked Trump's insulin cap so he could claim credit for it, they didn't seem like they wanted to give Trump the win.
I swear if I heard, "we just aren't there, yet" one more time from the freedom Caucus during Trump's term, I was going to throw something through the TV.
Yeah, I know this will piss people off, but so be it.
They held up obamacare repeal, they blocked Trump's infrastructure bill, and they blocked any compromises Trump sought with the dems or the rest of the gop who wanted to make a deal. They did this all while yelling they were doing it to keep Trump "conservative." They did it until they got strong pushback from their voters to support Trump( the same with McConnell who folded and struck a compromise with Trump on pushing judges through the senate) then Ryan was able to throw the house in the 2018 midterms, and when they were out of power and the dems were in, they switched to fully supporting Trump.
Never mind all the voters in PA, MI, WI, OH, and other places that weren't hard-core conservatives.
And do really need to discuss Mark Meadows?
Then, after the 2020 election was stolen, up they popped with Desantis to try to take the "true conservative" mantle and the "maga" mantle.
Frankly, at this point, I'm not particularly fond of the freedom caucus, and if their chairman lost his primary, I say, "So what? They did it to themselves."
Maybe they can write a strongly worded letter to Trump about their disappointment in his endorsement.
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That's a flat out lie. They tried to push him to the right, but his Swamp advisor circle wouldn't accept that. He might have been re-elected if he had listened more to the Freedom Caucus and less to his yes men.
Check the actual record. The Freedom Caucus is made up of people genuinely fighting for conservative values, principles, and policies. Trump hates them for that.
They blocked "repealk and replace," Trump's effort to replace 0bamacare with another form of government-run medicine (which Trump was always for until he started running for president.) They wanted full repeal, such as the Brooks bill. Trump opposed that. As a conservative and a constitutionalist, I'm with the Freedom Caucus on that.
they blocked Trump's infrastructure bill
Because it was a big spending bill that proposed to spend more than Pelosi's version. Spending that kind of money is how we got into the massive debt, which Trump increased bigly.
they blocked any compromises Trump sought with the dems or the rest of the gop who wanted to make a deal.
"Making a deal" that increases government spending, intrusiveness, and size is not worth it. I'd rather let it shut down than make that kind of a deal.
One of Trump's problems is that he thinks everything and anything is negotiable.