October 19 2025, 08:15 
Longtime political strategist Simon Rosenberg thinks it’s very possible the GOP is starting – ever so slightly – to break away from Donald Trump.
As the shutdown continues and Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) both refuse to negotiate, Rosenberg said he is seeing even some of the most loyal MAGA sycophants — like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), and commentator Laura Loomer — begin to speak out against their own party.
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“‘But Simon,’ you say, ‘of course they will fall in line,'” he wrote in a blog post. “‘They always do.’ My response, of course, is that little cracks can become big cracks, and you just never know in politics.”
I was not in Congress when all this Obamacare, “Affordable Care Act” bullshit started. I got here in 2021. As a matter of fact, the ACA made health insurance UNAFFORDABLE for my family after it was passed, with skyrocketing premiums higher than our house payment.
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
Let’s just say… pic.twitter.com/hKH7pPh6CG
Source: LGBTQ Nation