This morning, Punchbowl News Founder Jake Sherman tweeted, “A few other GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term.”
One of those GOP members’ messages read, “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.”
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s sudden departure from Congress has opened the floodgates of the Republican split from Donald Trump, as Trump asks Republicans to take increasingly more difficult and hard to defend positions, making their lives ahead of the 2026 midterms a living hell.
Its no wonder then, that this Congress has seen the most amount of retirement announcements (35 so far) since 2018- the notorious blue wave.
It seems that Republicans are seeing the writing on the wall- especially after the huge Democratic victory in the 2025 elections- and are getting out early. MTG won’t be the last.
Harry Dunn is joined by Fred Guttenberg on this episode of Pours and Perspectives. All this and more, right here on The Siren Network.
