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Dulcinea

(9,963 posts) Mon Dec 1, 2025, 08:02 AM Dec 2025

5 ways Republicans are breaking with Trump

(The Hill) President Trump is facing increasing resistance from Republicans in Congress to certain proposals and parts of his agenda as he nears the end of his first year back in office.

Trump remains the unquestioned leader of the Republican Party, and aides have argued that any lawmakers who fall out of line risk facing a primary or losing the president’s support. But that hasn’t stopped GOP lawmakers from criticizing Trump’s actions or rebuffing some of his demands.

A handful of Republicans bucked public pressure from the White House earlier this month to sign a discharge petition to force the release of files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. That break with the White House is perhaps a sign of things to come.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/5-ways-republicans-breaking-trump-110000419.html

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5 ways Republicans are breaking with Trump (Original Post) Dulcinea Dec 2025 OP

Meh: The vast majority of elected Republicans will support Herr Trump and his fascist regime to the end Chasstev365 Dec 2025 #1

Republicans don't know much C_U_L8R Dec 2025 #2

Not to mention NJCher Dec 2025 #3

Yeah... 2naSalit Dec 2025 #4

They can quit Chump without actually quitting the Party FakeNoose Dec 2025 #5

It wasn't a handful of Reps who voted with Dems to release the Epstein files/ intheflow Dec 2025 #6

That's just one vote. Only one vote. ancianita Dec 2025 #8

So what are the five ways? I must have missed that. ancianita Dec 2025 #7

Exactly mdbl Dec 2025 #9

Chasstev365

(7,549 posts)

1. Meh: The vast majority of elected Republicans will support Herr Trump and his fascist regime to the end

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 08:29 AM

Dec 2025

C_U_L8R

(49,248 posts)

2. Republicans don't know much

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 08:32 AM

Dec 2025

But they do know how to read polls.
Trump’s shrinking popularity is bad for their careers.

NJCher

(42,936 posts)

3. Not to mention

Reply to C_U_L8R (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 08:42 AM

Dec 2025

Epstein.

2naSalit

(101,819 posts)

4. Yeah...

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 10:32 AM

Dec 2025

Let me know when they actually quit the party or tell the orange hellbeast to fuck all the way off.

FakeNoose

(41,133 posts)

5. They can quit Chump without actually quitting the Party

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #4)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 10:50 AM

Dec 2025

A perfect example is Liz Cheney....
Maybe MTG will become another one ... time will tell.

intheflow

(30,127 posts)

6. It wasn't a handful of Reps who voted with Dems to release the Epstein files/

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 11:34 AM

Dec 2025

It was ALL OF THEM BUT ONE.

ancianita

(43,229 posts)

8. That's just one vote. Only one vote.

Reply to intheflow (Reply #6)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:03 PM

Dec 2025

ancianita

(43,229 posts)

7. So what are the five ways? I must have missed that.

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:02 PM

Dec 2025

Given republicans' behavior for the last 10 months & their 23% approval polling, The Hill's report that "falling out of line, resisting, criticizing, rebuffing, bucking public (?) pressure from the WH" are "ways" of "breaking" with trump -- that's just the Hill's pre-midterm bullshit PR spin to help republicans.

mdbl

(8,479 posts)

9. Exactly

Reply to ancianita (Reply #7)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:46 PM

Dec 2025

Just trying to change the optics for a little bit. Otherwise, they couldn't give a shit. Watch what they do, not what they say.

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