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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Don’t let the door slam you on the butt on your way out.
Hopefully we can get real Americans to replace them.
They would rather throw away the country and enslave their children than be good Americans.
Buck is FOS.
And the list of people we should not vote for under any circumstances grows smaller
Lauren Boebert already announced for his seat since redistricting would have erased her present district.
He was going to lose the June primary to her. And the district is overwhelming GOP so it will be held.
one can always, ALWAYS rely on assistant democrats to stab their constituents in the back for cashola. sad thing is these types of fake republicans are what the voters wanted. goes to show how stupid Americans are. and it’s said that those in flyover country vote against their own self-interest? the only proper response is Bend Over America...this WILL hurt.
And they wait until it is too late to replace them on the ballot
BTTT
This is very likely to be blackmail via the leftist surveillance state. Nothing else really makes sense.
Be nice if Speaker Johnson gets all the dirt out before he’s REPLACED as Speaker by the Democrats, particularly regarding Jan 6th, as I’m convinced that’s what these RINOs REALLY FEAR.
But with them out, and the Democrats running the House, then EVERYTHING that happens in DC (and Ukraine, for that matter) will fall into the lap of the Democrats.
Chip Roy has TDS to the point of resigning?
Good. They’re Democrats anyhow.
Newsweak is an unreliable source of news.
What a bunch of jerks.
What about them peaches?
“This is very likely to be blackmail via the leftist surveillance state.”
Exactly!
They have and/or will identify themselves as traitors to the country if they resign for that reason. THAT is our problem, representatives who are supposed to stand up for what is right are CORRUPT.
Wow these are total pos with no concern for this nation or its people. I hope their careers are over.
It’s unfathomable. We face a democrat thug party and these RINO scum sell the nation down the river.
I guess they’re worried they’ll be treated like POW‘s when Trump wins. They wouldn’t be, but they also wouldn’t be in the driver seat boo freaking hoo
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