Since Trump returned to the White House this year, a record number of members are eyeing the exits as the Republican-led Congress has largely ceded its power to Trump’s vision of the country.
With just under 15 months to go until the 2026 midterms, nine senators and 21 House members have announced they don’t plan to run for reelection, each a modern record for this point before the election, according to an NPR analysis of congressional campaign data since 2017.
They are cowards. Don’t want to face the consequences of blatantly handing the government to fascists. Trying to get out before shit actually hits the fan and they can try to hide behind claimed ignorance.
They’re trying to get out of the Reichstag before the complete overthrow of the Weimar Republic.