Posted on 03/13/2024 6:40:18 PM PDT by TigerClaws
Five more Republican representatives may join Ken Buck in resigning from the House of Representatives if they continue to be dissatisfied with the party's nominee for the presidential election, Donald Trump.
On Tuesday, Buck, a Colorado congressman, suddenly resigned, leaving his seat vacant from next week and shrinking the Republican's slim majority in the House to 218 to 213. Previously, he had announced his intention to retire from Congress at the end of his current term.
When asked by Axios whether he was coming under pressure from colleagues over his decision, Buck then hinted that more colleagues might resign, saying: "I think it's the next three people that leave that they're going to be worried about."
Buck did not elaborate on who might be next to depart Congress, but there are a few Republicans who have publicly voiced negative opinions about Trump and could potentially be next out of the door.
One is David Valadao, but a spokesperson for the Congressman confirmed to Newsweek that he has no plans to resign and is actively running for reelection in the 22nd district.
Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie backed former presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in his failed bid to become the Republican nominee.
In a January interview with Fox News he accused Trump of "bullying tactics" in securing endorsements from Republicans who are scared of opposing him.
Chip Roy, of Texas, has criticized Trump for issues at the U.S.-Mexico border. In November, he told CNN that Trump "failed to actually fully secure the border" amid concerns about a rising number of migrant encounters.
There appears to be no love lost between the pair as Trump too has spoken out against Roy, calling him a "RINO" (Republican in name only) on social media.
Larry
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We shall overcome! We shall get us a real Party.
GO TRUMP! Be careful who you choose and stay safe.
I really don’t see Massie or Roy leaving Congress prematurely. Buck was tremendously bitter and Massie and Roy are just not that.
Really it was trump who did not adequately sell the wall to congress. Otherwise, they would have voted for it. Trump said he’s the best negotiator…..what happened to his abilities he bragged about?
ok ty.
Wrong. Paul Ryan lied to Trump that he should wait and they would pass it later.
Ryan ran the House and sold us out.
ken buck’s resignation had nothing to do with trump ... ken was a staunch conservative until recently, so i’m firmly convinced the Deep State finally got the necessary extortion videos to force him out of the game ...
Yes, Newsweak. So dependable on their honest reporting on just about any subject. /sarc
God what a steaming load of BS. The GOP is all in for open borders, cheap labor and no words could move him. And they knew damned good and well Trump was not a Russian spy but they let the Mueller farce roll on for two years. The GOP stopped his effort to repeal Obamacare.
That was a snotty comment on your part. It’s about like smugly saying a rape victim didn’t talk her attacker out of it.
"I think this place is dysfunctional," Buck said, adding, "Instead of operating in a professional matter, this place has just evolved into this bickering and nonsense and not really doing the job for the American people."
- Colorado's Ken Buck to step down from Congress next week - Mar. 12, 2024
Anyone else see the setup coming, as RINO’s “retire”, to gain a Majority to not Certify Election results, if Trump wins?
Swamp outplacement teams hard at work lining up six figure jobs with taxpayer money for anyone willing to stand with the likes of Schiff, Schumer, Pelosi, and McConnell.
They are bigger cowards that the yellow bellied, pussified Haitians who won’t fight for their country either. They’re all running like shickenchit cowards.
We only have 15 Republicans.
Andy Biggs of Arizona
Dan Bishop of North Carolina
Warren Davidson of Ohio
John Duarte of California
Matt Gaetz of Florida
Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia
Clay Higgins of Louisiana
Nancy Mace of South Carolina
Thomas Massie of Kentucky
Tom McClintock of California
Alex Mooney of West Virginia
Barry Moore of Alabama
Scott Perry of Pennsylvania
David Schweikert of Arizona
Greg Steube of Florida
TDS starting to claim RINOs. Good riddance.
Good grief. These dudes need to sack up and FiGHT for us!!
This is why we the people have been betrayed time and again by these political sluts.
Find out who is paying them to give up the fight.
The nevertrumpers again gaslight FR.....
because since orange man bad, orange man should not be re-elected....
even if biden gets another term....
forgot to mention....
and the nevertrumpers are going to continue to do what ever they can, to make sure Trump doesn’t get re-elected, so biden does.....
I don’t care.
We may as well suffer under Democrat Rule as under that of Republicans who act like Democrats.
Congress is filled with unimpressive weaklings who either are there to massage their egos or get rich.
If the shoe was on the other foot and it was 5 Democrats who were leaving, that would make a difference because Democrats know how to stick together and speak with one voice. “Party” means something to them.
Republicans...meh.
Either we start selecting and electing better candidates or who really cares whether they come from the R or D branch of the Uniparty?
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