US EditionDon Bacon Says He Won’t Follow His Party ‘Off the Cliff’
- Rep. Don Bacon, a Nebraska Republican and retired Air Force brigadier general, may soon decide whether to run again or retire from Congress.
- Bacon often opposes Trump’s agenda to help define the GOP’s own identity and criticized the administration for morally wrong Afghan refugee policies.
- He supported the controversial 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' cutting Medicaid by hundreds of billions while extending tax cuts favoring the richest Americans.
- Bacon told the Times he'd like to 'fight for the soul of our party' and avoid following 'the flute player off the cliff' in opposing Trump selectively.
- Despite repeated GOP pressure to stop criticizing Trump, Bacon plans to challenge policies only when necessary, aiming to balance opposition with support.
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Republican rep indicates he's 'a no' on Trump-backed rescissions measure
As the Trump administration and congressional Republicans eye passage of a rescission proposal, Rep. Don Bacon, a Nebraska Republican who doesn't shy away from bucking President Donald Trump, has indicated that he does not support it.The president's proposed clawbacks include millions of dollars pertaining to global health programs."I told them I’m a no," the congressman said of the measure, according to the New York Times. "I just want to make …
Republican warns GOP is following Trump off a cliff — and he won’t go
One moderate Republican member of the House of Representatives is arguing that the GOP needs to stake out its own identity outside of being a rubber stamp for President Donald Trump.In a recent interview with the New York Times, Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) defended his more frequent public opposition to...
Republican rep. warns the GOP is following Trump 'off a cliff' — and he won't go with them
One moderate Republican member of the House of Representatives is arguing that the GOP needs to stake out its own identity outside of being a rubber stamp for President Donald Trump.In a recent interview with the New York Times, Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) defended his more frequent public opposition to Trump's agenda as simply "being on the right side" of history. A retired brigadier general in the Air Force, Bacon is likely to decide soon whether …
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World NewsDon Bacon Says He Won’t Follow His Party ‘Off the Cliff’
New York Times: “Mr. Bacon’s willingness to publicly disagree with the president make him an anomaly in the tribal House Republican Conference, where members tend to fall in line behind Mr. Trump’s agenda and actively seek out ways to demonstrate their loyalty to him.”“In a Republican
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