Since Donald Trump's landslide victory on election night, Americans truly feel like it is "morning in America" again. You can literally feel the optimism and hope for America's future as you go about your daily life. The anticipation of the return of things like a thriving economy, a sealed and secured southern border, and America being respected abroad is, plain and simple, just making people feel good again. Lots of people will say that it feels a lot like 2016 again, but buckle up because there may be another reason that the old 2016 feeling is hanging around.

Roy predicted a quiet resistance to Trump is forming within his party, unless significant pressure is applied to carry out Trump’s agenda. That's where WE come in. We ARE watching!!
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During an appearance on Todd Starnes's radio program this week, Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) warned that while publicly, they may all be nodding their heads in agreement with Trump, there may be another group who, behind the scenes, are not on board. He told Starnes that those who are fully behind Trump may have to apply a bit of political muscle to a resistance group that is forming. He stated:

“I think that Republicans in Congress are gonna give lip service to backing the president’s agenda and behind the scenes they’re going to be stonewalling it unless some of us can kick them right in the rear end and make them deliver. That’s my blunt assessment. Truth is, you’re already hearing excuses. Well, we don’t have 60 votes in the Senate. You’re already hearing some of my colleagues say, ‘Well, we can’t do, you know, broad mass deportations,’ which by the way I think effectively just call it what it is, repatriation.”

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Roy added, “There’s a large block here who want to do it, and I think some people here in this conference are in for a rude awakening.” A 2016 repeat of lawmakers who may be secretly working to thwart the Trump agenda is something that can be ill-afforded, especially in the House of Representatives. With the last race of the election being called in California on Wednesday, currently, the final tally is Republicans at 220 seats and Democrats at 215. However, with House members joining the incoming Trump administration, like Reps Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Mike Waltz (R-FL), and the resignation of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), that brings the count down to around 217-215. House Speaker Mike Johnson was blunt during a press conference on Wednesday and said, “Do the math, we have nothing to spare … This is a team effort and we’ve got to all row in the same direction.”

The razor-thin Republican majority will be forced to hold their own until at least March. If Stefanik resigns on January 3, the first day of the new Congress, Gov. Kathy Hochul must call for a special election within ten days, according to New York law. The special election would not be held until 70 to 80 days after that, which would put the special election being held in March. In the case of Gaetz, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has set a date for a special election to fill that seat for April 1, 2025, with a primary election being held in the district on January 28, 2025.

The good part is that Stefanik, Waltz, and Gaetz all come from reliably red districts. Therefore, the GOP may have an edge in filling the seats. But are there really that many Republicans who want to get in the way of what the American people voted for and want? Incoming Senate Majority leader John Thune has already announced comprehensive border security, defense, and energy bills and extending the Trump 2017 tax cuts. 

House Republicans would do well to heed Chip Roy's warning:

"They need to understand they will change their ways or they will lose power. That’s it. I’m gonna be on the side of change. I’m gonna be on the side of disrupting the status quo.”

It might be time for Americans to put their Republican Congress members on speed dial.

"I think that Republicans in Congress are going to give lip service to backing the President's agenda, and behind the scenes, they're going to be stonewalling it. Unless some of us can kick them right in the rear end and make them deliver. " pic.twitter.com/d5rhy9TdFN

— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) December 4, 2024