AlterNet: Republican warns of growing GOP 'defections' from Trump

[applegrove]

https://www.alternet.org/republican-defections/

House Republican who successfully advanced bipartisan legislation to release the Epstein files is predicting there will be more GOP "defections" once the primaries are over.

U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) told Politico that because Speaker Mike Johnson's majority is so thin, "on any given day, I would just need one or two of my own co-conspirators to get something done" that goes against the Trump administration's agenda.

He said that "what’s happening is that the retirement caucus is growing and primary days are coming up and passing. Once we get past March, April and May, which contain a large portion of their Republican primaries, I think you’re going to see more defections."

Massie added that "quietly and privately, people are telling me they agree with me."

[tanyev]

1. "quietly and privately, people are telling me they agree with me."

Profiles in courage.