Buck Hints That More GOP Resignations Are Coming

March 14, 2024 Politics, Republicans

House Republicans are panicking about their shrinking majority after Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) said he will resign at the end of next week, stunning GOP leadership. That brought the GOP’s majority in the House down to just two seats — and raised speculation that GOP attrition could cost the party its majority before the Nov. 5 election.

The resignations of McCarthy and Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) — as well as the expulsion of Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) and the loss of his seat to Democrats — have led Republicans to this point. Asked whether he’s facing heat from his colleagues, Buck told Axios: “I think it’s the next three people that leave that they’re going to be worried about.”

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House Republicans are panicking about their shrinking majority after Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) said he will resign at the end of next week, stunning GOP leadership. https://t.co/G3cEN1X6m4

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