Of the ten Republicans in the House of Representatives who voted to impeach Donald Trump after the attack on the Capitol, only Dan Newhouse and David Valadao still sit in Congress. Trump has long sought revenge against Republicans who turned against him after the storming of the Capitol on January 6th.
In 2022, four of the 10 Republicans - Tom Rice (South Carolina), Jaime Herrera Beutler (Washington), Liz Cheney (Wyoming), and Peter Meijer (Michigan) - lost their primaries to challengers from the right. Dan Newhouse declined to comment in an interview with The Washington Post, but expressed optimism that he would be successful in the general election for Washington state's Fourth District. He said: "I'm going to win. I will work as hard as I can't wait to get to Washington's 4th District.'''. ''I will never let his people down,' he said. Sessler often shares messages from some of the far-right members of Congress and touts his qualities as a political hothead. Newhouse said many of his moderate Republican colleagues in the House were leaving Congress, citing their inability to work together and reach successful legislative deals. “He is the type of person voters should have in a position of responsibility like a member of Congress, he will be able to sell it well at home. But it's probably going to be a tough few months, and the personal question arises: Is it worth it?’ we are currently testing machine translations. This article was first published in English on April 18, 2024 at the “Washingtonpost.com” - as part of a cooperation, it is now also available in translation to readers of the IPPEN.MEDIA portals. For confidential support, call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch or see www.samaritans.org.