JD Vance, Trump adviser knock ‘Beltway GOP’ after MTG retirement fallout

Two key allies of President Trump swiped at congressional Republicans on Monday in the wake of talk that more House GOP lawmakers could call it quits early amid friction with the administration.

Following firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) shock retirement announcement last week, an anonymous House Republican revealed thoughts of following suit and claimed others are having similar temptations.

“This entire White House team has treated ALL members like garbage. ALL,” an unnamed senior House Republican vented to Punchbowl News. “That is the sentiment of nearly all — appropriators, authorizers, hawks, doves, rank and file. The arrogance of this White House team is off-putting.”

“More explosive early resignations are coming. It’s a tinder box. Morale has never been lower. Mike Johnson will be stripped of his gavel and they will lose the majority before this term is out.”

Greene corroborated that sentiment and argued it’s “worse than people inside the bubble know.”

With her retirement announcement, Republicans could be at risk of watching their threadbare grip on the House slip to a zero-seat majority next year if they fail to defend the vacant Tennessee District 7 seat and Democrats win back their two vacancies. The GOP is favored to win in the special election in December to succeed Mike Green, the retired Tennessee Republican.

Already, 39 incumbent House lawmakers announced they won’t seek reelection next year, higher than at any point since at least 2018, according to Ballotpedia. Twenty-five of them were Republicans. That includes reps who have retired early.

Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz scoffed at the anonymous Republican who vented frustrations over the president’s approach to Congress.

“The Republican Party owes its relevance and power entirely to @realDonaldTrump,” Bruesewitz clapped back. “They rode his coattails to victory, leveraged his name for fundraising, and now some members are whining? What a joke.”

The Republican Party owes its relevance and power entirely to @realDonaldTrump. They rode his coattails to victory, leveraged his name for fundraising, and now some members are whining? What a joke. Time to get to work: end the filibuster and deliver on the President's agenda. https://t.co/sMYzOT0JKv