Trump threatens primary against Texas conservative Chip Roy

Trump calls on Chip Roy to be primaried for objecting to eliminating the debt ceiling. Roy has called for cuts to government spending before having such a discussion. Thoughts USMB?

President-elect Trump encouraged Republicans in Texas to consider a primary challenge to Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) on Thursday after he blamed the congressman for “getting in the way” of a push to raise the debt ceiling as part of government funding talks.

“The very unpopular ‘Congressman’ from Texas, Chip Roy, is getting in the way, as usual, of having yet another Great Republican Victory — All for the sake of some cheap publicity for himself. Republican obstructionists have to be done away with,” Trump posted on Truth Social.


In a subsequent post, the president-elect said he hoped “some talented challengers are getting ready in the Great State of Texas to go after Chip in the Primary. He won’t have a chance!”

Trump also invoked Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), who lost a primary to a Trump-backed challenger earlier this year after he endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) over Trump in the presidential race.

Roy responded on the social platform X that he would not act on the debt ceiling without “real spending cuts.”

“My position is simple – I am not going to raise or suspend the debt ceiling (racking up more debt) without significant & real spending cuts attached to it. I’ve been negotiating to that end. No apologies.”
 
from politico
The latest proposal would fund the government until March 14 and includes a one-year farm bill extension and the $110 billion disaster aid package. It does not address the debt ceiling.

I think the dems are going to vote for it. A compromise. Musk appears to be musked up
 
Is this the same Chip Roy who said Trump committed "impeachable conduct" in 2021? :laughing0301:


And Trump did commit impeachable offenses....57 senators thought so too...just not enough to get a conviction in the senate...and many Republican Senators voiced that it was an impeachable offense as well, that did not vote to impeach only because trump was out of office already. I doubt there were 10 senators that did not believe Trump's actions and lack of actions regarding the 1/6 Capitol attack were not impeachable at the time....
 
Both sides can compromise without shutting things down. As a citizen I'm fully against shutting it down because one side won't get its way. That childish.
I’m fully against continuing to fund this Government at any level. Shut it down… permanently.
 
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This was an Ambush , there are much bigger fish to fry than budgetary issues . Over the Winter we will find out if America goes bankrupt , or breaks a few eggs ( Primaries Recalcitrant Boat rockers ) ( Deports more people than Obama & Ike combined ) Prosecutes Unlawful Marxist Lawfare swampers ) (staves off an army of Chinese & other bad actor Saboteurs here now ) ( Enforces Law & Order that was smashed and denigrated ) …
How are you going to primary people who don't face election until summer 2026?
 
The GOP is not our savior they are in many cases collaborators or in other cases they are too principled and fewer issued .
Americans currently have a grasp in the GOP. Americans must work together for the defeat of their globalist foes.
 
This is a really bad look for Trump. Why would he go nuclear so quickly?

I bet you that Roy wouldn't lose in a Primary in Texas, his push to cut the debt is why he was elected in the best state in the union. In fact, Trump could be handing the future state of Texas to the Dems by spending so excessively. DOGE is very popular for a reason, it is critical.

China is going to win. They smell blood with the U.S bankruptcy in the future, Trump must not be another sucker Establishment loser President as he would say.

What is going on here? He is going to cost the GOP Texas if a middle of the road Dem runs in 2028.

Trump has to be smarter than this. A transformational president has to realize that the greatest national security threat to America is your debt and excessive spending is going to sink citizens into mass inflation to such a degree that by the Mid-Terms the Senate and House will be long gone.

He should never threaten a GOP rep who wants to cut costs. It's a horrible look for him. He looks more like AOC when he does. WWIII will follow if America becomes insolvent.


President-elect Trump encouraged Republicans in Texas to consider a primary challenge to Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) on Thursday after he blamed the congressman for “getting in the way” of a push to raise the debt ceiling as part of government funding talks.

“The very unpopular ‘Congressman’ from Texas, Chip Roy, is getting in the way, as usual, of having yet another Great Republican Victory — All for the sake of some cheap publicity for himself. Republican obstructionists have to be done away with,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

In a subsequent post, the president-elect said he hoped “some talented challengers are getting ready in the Great State of Texas to go after Chip in the Primary. He won’t have a chance!”
Fool, this is who Trump is.
 
Because Trump is a big spending, big government, left leaning Republican. I could list a 100 things just like this to prove it. But Trump supporters would simply ignore it. Or call me a democrat. lol

yidnar , what is about this post you don't agree with.
$8 trillion in 4 years.
Only 1 veto on all those spending bills.
12 CR's Trump signed.
Suspended the debt ceiling for 2 years.

There's nothing conservative about that. Not one thing.
 
The "you'll be primaried out of office" threat really doesn't hold water. Just because you find a magat politician, and throw tons of money behind him/her, doesn't mean that that person will win. It's an empty threat from empty heads.
 
This is a really bad look for Trump. Why would he go nuclear so quickly?

I bet you that Roy wouldn't lose in a Primary in Texas, his push to cut the debt is why he was elected in the best state in the union. In fact, Trump could be handing the future state of Texas to the Dems by spending so excessively. DOGE is very popular for a reason, it is critical.

China is going to win. They smell blood with the U.S bankruptcy in the future, Trump must not be another sucker Establishment loser President as he would say.

What is going on here? He is going to cost the GOP Texas if a middle of the road Dem runs in 2028.

Trump has to be smarter than this. A transformational president has to realize that the greatest national security threat to America is your debt and excessive spending is going to sink citizens into mass inflation to such a degree that by the Mid-Terms the Senate and House will be long gone.

He should never threaten a GOP rep who wants to cut costs. It's a horrible look for him. He looks more like AOC when he does. WWIII will follow if America becomes insolvent.


President-elect Trump encouraged Republicans in Texas to consider a primary challenge to Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) on Thursday after he blamed the congressman for “getting in the way” of a push to raise the debt ceiling as part of government funding talks.

“The very unpopular ‘Congressman’ from Texas, Chip Roy, is getting in the way, as usual, of having yet another Great Republican Victory — All for the sake of some cheap publicity for himself. Republican obstructionists have to be done away with,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

In a subsequent post, the president-elect said he hoped “some talented challengers are getting ready in the Great State of Texas to go after Chip in the Primary. He won’t have a chance!”
Meglamaniacs do have a hard time being patient.
 
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