House Speaker Mike Johnson is imploring his fellow Republicans to stop venting their frustrations in public and bring their complaints to him directly.
Increasingly, they’re ignoring him.
Cracks inside the GOP conference were stark this week as a member of Johnson’s own leadership team openly accused him of lying, rank-and-file Republicans acted unilaterally to force votes and a leadership-backed bill faltered. It’s all underscored by growing worries that the party is on a path towards losing the majority next year.
The thing about Trump is that unless he is directly being voted for, his worshippers seem to be less inclined to bother voting. His endorsements have had remarkably little effect when he himself is not running. So they may be weak in midterms. Have to assume there’s a chance.
@jj4211 My inclination is that he will have corrupted the election process, gerrymandering, ICE stormtroopers, military, etc, that no matter the actual election outcome, the Republicans retain control of Congress (both houses)! He’s a criminal and if the midterms go against him, he will be impeached and he knows it. This is a Pres that controls public opinion and he’s not ready to give up the power and he’s ignoring the courts and all other authority. It ends in violence, bloodshed.