Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) has issued a stark warning that some Republican lawmakers may work against President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda while publicly claiming to support it. Speaking to Todd Starnes, Roy suggested a quiet resistance is forming within the GOP unless significant pressure is applied to enforce Trump’s policies.
Roy expressed frustration with what he described as excuses from his colleagues. “You’re already hearing Republicans say things like, ‘We don’t have 60 votes in the Senate’ or ‘We can’t do broad mass deportations,’” Roy said, emphasizing the need for a stronger push to deliver results.
He also criticized recent legislative actions, specifically the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act, which reallocates funds within Social Security to benefit public sector workers. Roy argued that this move will accelerate the program’s insolvency. “They just voted for $200 billion that could bankrupt Social Security even sooner,” Roy said.
Roy highlighted his alignment with a faction of Republicans eager to advance Trump’s priorities but warned that internal obstacles remain significant. “There’s a large block here who want to do it, but some people in this conference are in for a rude awakening,” he said.
Additionally, Roy criticized federal funding for NPR through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, calling it unfair competition for private broadcasters. He expressed support for proposals to dismantle taxpayer funding for NPR as part of broader federal reforms.
With Trump set to take office in January, Roy’s comments reflect broader concerns about the GOP’s ability to unify behind a transformative agenda, as well as ongoing frustrations with the status quo in Washington.
