Rep. Troy Nehls, a Trump loyalist from Texas, said Saturday he made the decision after consulting with his family over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, announced Saturday that he would not seek re-election next year.

Nehls, a close ally of Donald Trump who co-sponsored legislation that proposed putting the president on the $100 bill and renaming Washington’s Dulles International Airport after Trump, said he came to his decision after consulting his family during the Thanksgiving holiday — and that he intends to “focus on my family and return home after this Congress.”

Nehls’ announcement adds to uncertainty for House Republicans. Their majority — 219 to 213 — will shrink after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., resigns effective early January, and after a number of other Republicans retire or seek other office.

  • Devolution@lemmy.world
    3·
    3 hours ago

    Every republican that leaves the House should be kidnapped, forcefully held down, have a T carved or tattooed on their foreheads, and then let them be released.

    They can never be allowed to have their traitorous support of Trump and modern Conservativism be allowed to be forgotten.

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    5 hours ago

    I guess this is one of the Republicans that thinks their own base will firebomb their house with their family in it.

    Because they’ve been grooming terrorism among their base for so very long…

  • Fredselfish@lemmy.world
    32·
    22 hours ago

    Another rat trying to abandon ship. Don’t let none of these fucks get away. They need to be tainted for life for supporting Trump.

    • theneverfox@pawb.socialEnglish
      4·
      7 hours ago

      You think they won’t?

      Fuck that, let them scurry off into the shadows. That’s one more special election for a progressive to snatch out of nowhere