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BumRushDaShow

(153,816 posts)
Sat May 17, 2025, 04:05 PM May 17

GOP lawmakers warned 'their careers are in jeopardy' after angering Trump

Source: Raw Story

May 17, 2025 7:47AM ET


House Republicans who have not been able to cobble together a budget bill that they can send to the floor for a vote are being warned by members of Donald Trump's inner circle that they will face his wrath in the coming week.

According to a report from Politico's Rachel Bade, the president is furious with the House Budget Committee for failing to reach an agreement on his "big beautiful" bill which led to a flurry of attacks from Trump on Truth Social as returned from his trip in the Middle East on Friday.

As the report noted, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is on the spot, pointing out, "This has mostly been Johnson’s problem to solve, and he and other GOP leaders have tried to be sensitive to not pulling Trump in too early to fix their problems."

With Bade writing, "There’s an internal understanding that they need to do most of the cleanup on their own before calling dad and tattling on the naughty kids," one White House insider texted to Bade, "Republicans on the Hill need to figure their s--t out.”

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-budget-failure/

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GOP lawmakers warned 'their careers are in jeopardy' after angering Trump (Original Post) BumRushDaShow May 17 OP
They live in fear............. Lovie777 May 17 #1
I love it. MarineCombatEngineer May 17 #2
you'd think sooner or later regugs would get tired of this lame duck pos PerceptionManagement May 17 #3
They should probably hildegaard28 May 17 #4
A DIFFERENT WORLD Jimvanhise May 17 #5
A double standard for trump? I am shocked, I tell you, SHOCKED! Paladin May 17 #6
I got news for the congressional Republicans. All of their jobs are in jeopardy right now from the voters not Trump. Walleye May 17 #7
When Iamscrewed May 17 #8
To give him his full name: krasnov von shitzenpants joshdawg May 18 #23
Ha ha ha, this makes my day!!!!! Leghorn21 May 17 #9
They'll cower and submit C_U_L8R May 17 #10
👏👏👏 Rebl2 May 17 #11
They could solve their problems Diamond_Dog May 17 #12
New Republicans Born Free May 17 #16
The shit Republicans need to figure our liberalgunwilltravel May 17 #13
All the Republicans DENVERPOPS May 17 #17
I read on Yahoo Finance that McDonald's is hiring synni May 17 #14
Keep fucking over the tax payer and see how your republianmushroom May 17 #15
Yes, their careers are in danger Picaro May 17 #18
You can only use the same threat Figarosmom May 18 #19
Because fealty to Dump is more important than fealty to the US. sakabatou May 18 #20
Dance with the devil and you're sure to get scorched perdita9 May 18 #21
It is one thing for these GOP lawmakers to be this far out of touch. It's another thing taxi May 18 #22

hildegaard28

(512 posts)
4. They should probably
Sat May 17, 2025, 04:19 PM
May 17

Be more afraid of their constituents than Trump. Lately, Trump has been a pox on political campaigns. He won't have the appeal that he once had, especially after he tanks the economy. The voters, on the other hand, can easily vote them out next time. They seem to forget who they are supposed to answer to, and it's not Donald Trump.

Jimvanhise

(437 posts)
5. A DIFFERENT WORLD
Sat May 17, 2025, 04:20 PM
May 17

If Biden had threatened Democrats, the right wing blogsphere and Fox News would still be screaming about it. But about Trump they say nothing, just like they never commented on the "grab 'em by the pussy" tape or his conviction on sexual assault. Apparently the right thinks threats are just AOK.

Walleye

(40,752 posts)
7. I got news for the congressional Republicans. All of their jobs are in jeopardy right now from the voters not Trump.
Sat May 17, 2025, 04:25 PM
May 17

joshdawg

(2,807 posts)
23. To give him his full name: krasnov von shitzenpants
Sun May 18, 2025, 06:51 PM
May 18

Idiots will not turn on vonshitzenpants, but the majority of Americans will.

Leghorn21

(13,890 posts)
9. Ha ha ha, this makes my day!!!!!
Sat May 17, 2025, 04:38 PM
May 17

Hey, is this yet *another* job for Lil Mario, threatening recalcitrant house magas?
Did they get an email from Big Balls telling them of their below par job performance?


Repeat: HA HA HA, FUCKERS

C_U_L8R

(47,429 posts)
10. They'll cower and submit
Sat May 17, 2025, 04:50 PM
May 17

But if they had any self-respect, they'd fight him with everything they got.
Cower and submit seems much more likely.

Diamond_Dog

(37,201 posts)
12. They could solve their problems
Sat May 17, 2025, 05:05 PM
May 17

if each and every one stood together against him. Like that would happen.

Born Free

(1,640 posts)
16. New Republicans
Sat May 17, 2025, 08:56 PM
May 17

If there are any Republicans actually caring about USA, they could form a third party, something like "New Republicans" it would change everything, as the current MAGA controlled group would no longer be the majority. However, I doubt any Republican really cares, these reports are just another way to give the appearance they care but are too afraid to do anything. I bet behind closed doors they are laughing at the scam they are pulling. Every Republican is responsible and needs to be held accountable by the voters. Full and absolute accountability needs to be the main point Democrats push these days.

13. The shit Republicans need to figure our
Sat May 17, 2025, 05:15 PM
May 17

Is that there is an out of control, Nazi cabal attempting to destroy our republic. And they better understand, if they let this shit continue, their careers will be the least of their worries.

DENVERPOPS

(12,452 posts)
17. All the Republicans
Sat May 17, 2025, 10:15 PM
May 17

In the House and Senate, as well as the US Supreme Court had better wake up........and realize:
There is no Judicial or Legislative Branch of Government in a Tyranny/Dictatorship.....Once they all have outgrown their usefulness, they will be thrown under the bus like everyone else his entire life, and especially since 2016, and it is accelerating.....

synni

(359 posts)
14. I read on Yahoo Finance that McDonald's is hiring
Sat May 17, 2025, 05:20 PM
May 17

All these Republican congresscritters need to do is go to night school for a few weeks, and they'll qualify to be hired.

Picaro

(2,006 posts)
18. Yes, their careers are in danger
Sat May 17, 2025, 11:18 PM
May 17

This is a classic between a rock and a hard place.

Unless elections are completely cancelled many will be in serious danger of losing their seats.

But if they don’t comply they may be in danger of their lives.

Figarosmom

(6,056 posts)
19. You can only use the same threat
Sun May 18, 2025, 01:44 AM
May 18

So many times before it just becomes noise and the recipients just say go ahead do what you gotta do, I'm tired of it.

perdita9

(1,261 posts)
21. Dance with the devil and you're sure to get scorched
Sun May 18, 2025, 06:31 AM
May 18

No sympathy for those who thought they could use Trump's power without consequences.

taxi

(2,283 posts)
22. It is one thing for these GOP lawmakers to be this far out of touch. It's another thing
Sun May 18, 2025, 08:08 AM
May 18

that after nearly two decades of support for these policies that they still can't read the room.
There is no need for any of us to offer solutions to save them; no need to suggest changes to their party, no need to inform their constituents of what to look for in their candidates. The best advice I have for any elected republican is to just keep doing what you're doing, and make sure your constituents are very well informed of all that you do.

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