An unprecedented number of House Republicans are opting to retire or pursue other offices, complicating Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) bid to fend off a potential blue wave in the 2026 midterms and preserve his razor-thin majority.
So far, 36 House Republicans — including the most recent, Rep. Sam Graves (Mo.) — have announced they will leave their seat at the end of their term, pointing to legislative gridlock, family commitments or a wish to make room for the next generation of leaders.
That total exceeds the record set in the 2018 midterm cycle, when 34 House Republicans chose not to run for reelection and Democrats regained control of the lower chamber under President Trump’s first term.
I don’t think we will see a single one in a courtroom. We don’t arrest the rich and powerful.
They’re house members. They’re generally not all that rich and powerful, they’re protected because they’re useful
They’ll be thrown in front of the mob the second a billionaire feels tight under the collar
Who said anything about court rooms? A lot of these pissants would be prime meat for a lynch mob, especially if the economy implodes like it’s looking like it will.
They can quit, but they still caused it. They are still on a list.