Axios: Republicans Are “Livid” Over US House Chaos

Axios reports:

House Republicans have skipped town for Easter recess with their base enraged, their majority in tatters — and their speaker facing the prospect of a humiliating ouster at the hands of his own MAGA allies. Dysfunction doesn’t even begin to cover it. Republicans were left fuming over the early resignations of Gallagher and Buck, with some suggesting it’s now within the realm of possibility for the House majority to flip to Democrats mid-Congress.

One rep told Axios: “Coming on the heels of the speaker’s cave on the [spending bills], Gallagher’s abandonment of his colleagues mid-fight is a real gut punch.” Frustrated lawmakers told Axios that burnout from the historically chaotic 118th Congress — which has featured constant infighting — is very real. “Normally they’re trying to talk people out of retirement,” one member said. “Now we’re at a point where we’re trying to talk them out of leaving early.”

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