{"id":2210091,"date":"2024-03-31T14:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T18:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-lashes-out-as-house-republican-confirms-plans-to-retire-early\/"},"modified":"2024-03-31T14:17:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-31T18:17:37","slug":"trump-lashes-out-as-house-republican-confirms-plans-to-retire-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-lashes-out-as-house-republican-confirms-plans-to-retire-early\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump expresses frustration as House Republican announces early retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-lashes-out-as-house-republican-confirms-plans-to-retire-early%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2210091&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President\u200c Donald Trump \u200bcriticized a Republican lawmaker&#8217;s decision to retire early from\u2062 the House, expressing frustration over the shrinking \u200cGOP majority post-2022\u200b election. Despite pleas from House leadership, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) plans to step down in April. The departure of several members, including both Republicans and Democrats, has impacted the party&#8217;s ability to push forward on key \u2064issues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> lashed out as a Republican lawmaker reportedly confirmed plans to retire early from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/u-s-house-of-representatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House<\/a>, part of an exodus that is shrinking what had already been a narrow GOP majority after the 2022 election.<\/p>\n<p>A post to Trump\u2019s page on Truth Social offered a disgusted reaction to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2946046\/mike-gallagher-decision-leave-house-unchanged-despite-plea-leadership\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Examiner report<\/a> on how Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) is still planning to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mike-gallagher-announces-resignation-shrinks-republicans-house-majority\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">step down<\/a> in April, even after House leadership urged him to remain in office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNever forget our cowards and weaklings! Such a disgrace,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/112190425347089934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Trump, who is seeking re-election to the White House this year and has secured enough delegates to clinch the GOP nomination.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReedReports\/status\/1773451563496874490\">According<\/a> to Scripps News, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) had asked Gallagher not to resign on April 19 as he had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/rep-mike-gallagher-will-resign-thinning-an-already-slim-house-republican-majority\">previously announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Several members of the House have parted ways with Congress over the past several months for various reasons. Not all of them were Republicans, but enough GOP members have departed or announced plans to leave to diminish leadership\u2019s ability to make headway on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/house-republican-says-committee-lawyers-dont-see-specific-crime-in-biden-impeachment-inquiry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">party-line issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Among those not completing their two-year term was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/kevin-mccarthy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rep. Kevin McCarthy<\/a> (R-CA), who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/kevin-mccarthy-to-retire-from-house-after-losing-speakership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">left<\/a> after losing the speakership. Others include Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH), who resigned from office to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfmj.com\/story\/50294578\/bill-johnson-to-begin-serving-as-ysu-president-earlier-than-expected-resigns-from-congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">become president<\/a> of Youngstown State University, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ken-buck-retiring-early-further-shrinking-gops-house-majority\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One Democrat, Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY), stepped down in February to become president and CEO of Shea\u2019s Performing Arts Center. And Democrat Tom Suozzi took office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/slim-house-gop-majority-takes-a-hit-with-dem-winning-contest-to-replace-santos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">after his victory<\/a> in a special election that followed the expulsion of Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/george-santos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Santos<\/a> (R-NY).<\/p>\n<p>There are <a href=\"https:\/\/pressgallery.house.gov\/member-data\/party-breakdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">currently<\/a> 218 Republicans and 213 Democrats in the House, with four vacancies. Although special elections have been set up to fill in the gaps, Gallagher\u2019s impending exit in the coming weeks would leave the chamber with a fifth vacancy for the time being.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter conversations with my family, I have made the decision to resign my position as a member of the House of Representatives for Wisconsin\u2019s Eighth Congressional District effective April 19, 2024,\u201d Gallagher said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mike-gallagher-announces-resignation-shrinks-republicans-house-majority\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> announcing his plans to retire early.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve worked closely with House Republican leadership on this timeline and look forward to seeing Speaker Johnson appoint a new chair to carry out the important mission of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party,\u201d he added. \u201cMy office will continue to operate and provide constituent services to the Eighth District for the remainder of the term.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In January, Speaker Johnson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/slim-house-gop-majority-takes-a-hit-with-dem-winning-contest-to-replace-santos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">talked<\/a> about the political situation for House Republicans as he faced pushback from a group of conservatives amid negotiations on spending and border security with Democrats in control of the Senate and White House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone understands the reality of where we are,\u201d Johnson said at a news conference. \u201cThe House Republicans have the second-smallest majority in history. We\u2019re not going to get everything that we want. But we\u2019re going to stick to our core conservative principles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump criticized a Republican lawmaker&#8217;s decision to retire early from the House, further reducing the GOP&#8217;s slim majority post-2022 election. Trump expressed his displeasure on Truth Social, highlighting the ongoing exodus within the party<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2210092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-2121041331-scaled-e1711903722699.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2210091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-2121041331-scaled-e1711903722699.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2210091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2210091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2210091\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2210092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2210091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2210091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2210091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}