Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican who has increasingly spoken out against the administration, recently told Politico that the "retirement caucus is growing" after dozens of GOP members have decided not to seek reelection to the House of Representatives in this year's midterms.
"Once we get past March, April, and May, which contain a large portion of their Republican primaries, I think you're going to see more defections," Massie said, adding that thanks to the razor-thin majority in the House, he only needs one or two "co-conspirators" to put pressure on the party "to get something done."
Newsweek reached out to the White House via email on Sunday for comment.
Republicans have a slim majority in Congress with 218 seats to the Democrats' 213. While the GOP came out of the 2024 election on a high, having secured the White House and both chambers of Congress, some analysts have warned President Donald Trump faces an uphill battle to retain control of the House, which historically sees the ruling party suffer significant losses if they also control the White House during the sitting president's first midterm election.
The situation has only grown more complicated...
Source: https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-faces-gop-defections-spring-primaries-thomas-massie-11526739
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