Part of Trump's 2024 GOP Takeover · 8 stories · since Sep 3 · newest 4h ago
GOP candidates distance themselves from Trump six weeks before midtermsNewsweek and Washington Examiner publish running lists of GOP defectors
8 Yesterday 12:00 PM · 13h ago · 6 articles · 4 posts · 2 comments · 3 sources · development 8 of 8
Newsweek and the Washington Examiner each compiled lists of Republicans who have broken with Trump over the Iran war, immigration, trade, his family and campaign strategy, cataloguing the breadth of the trend ahead of the midterms.
“Unless you're at a crypto convention, it's hard to find too many people who feel their lives have been improved by Trump's policies over the last two years.”
aaron.rupar, Journalist, quoting Public Notice · mastodon ↗
Donald Trump President
María Elvira Salazar Republican Rep., Florida
Ashley Hinson Republican Rep./Senate candidate, IowaMike Rogers Republican Senate candidate
Mariannette Miller-Meeks Republican Rep., Iowa
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first by Semafor, 13h ago · also Washington Examiner, Newsweek, Bloomberg Politics, Time
4 more headlines
- Here are all the Republicans who have broken with Trump on unpopular issues ahead of midterm elections Washington Examiner · 12h ago
- List of Republicans Breaking With Trump Ahead of Midterms Newsweek · 11h ago
- Midterm Pressure Has Some Republicans Breaking With Trump Bloomberg Politics · 8h ago
- Why a Growing Number of Republicans Are Breaking With Trump on Iran Time · 5h ago
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With only occasional exceptions, Republican politicians do not criticize Donald Trump, they do not question him, and they do not express doubts in public about him. This loyalty did not emerge organically; it took time for Trump to create it, mostly through fear. Every GOP officeholder knows that dissent may be met with ostracism, vicious personal…
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Definitely too little, they're not actually breaking from him largely. They'll still support most of his policies and would be opposed to removal from office through impeachment and conviction
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🟠 UPDATE Iran Defies Pressure at UN While Remaining Open to Talks A growing number of GOP candidates and lawmakers are pushing for an end to the President's Iran war, while polls show Republican voters' support for the conflict dropping. 📰 https:// time.com/article/2026/09/23/re publicans-trump-iran-war-midterms-gas-prices/ # Iran # USA #…
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Are we supposed to just forget that they have let him wipe his big ol' posterior with the Constitution a hundred times without a peep from them? I won't.
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"Unless you’re at a crypto convention, it’s hard to find too many people who feel their lives have been improved by Trump’s policies over the last two years. So some candidates have clearly decided that the risk of opposing Trump — which could mean incurring his wrath and losing some of his supporters — is smaller than the risk of *not* opposing…
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