An unlikely Trump turncoat shows the GOP way to resist his influence

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Jaime Herrera Beutler is not one to make waves on Capitol Hill. But during Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, she almost created a tsunami.

After she publicly revealed damaging details about Trump’s phone call with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Herrera Beutler was nearly ensnared in the Senate trial herself — an episode that later landed her in the GOP leader's office.

There, during a previously unreported interaction, she got a chance to explain her thinking behind divulging the Trump-McCarthy exchange to reporters, constituents and local officials. And while Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.) wouldn’t discuss their private conversation, she stood by her actions surrounding Jan. 6 in a 30-minute interview.

In Herrera Beutler’s view, a member of Congress' toughest challenge is "when your own team does something you don't like, and you have to step out and oppose them."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/unlikely-trump-turncoat-shows-gop-125848210.html

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1. One of the Very Few Recent Examples I Can Recall

Of a republican speaking the truth when it matters, and especially when there is a risk of personal cost. And of course in the case of that party, this action comes mighty close to heroic patriotism, rarer than flying pigs.

[WA-03 Democrat]

2. Jamie is my Congresswoman

I disagree with her almost all the time but if something happens to her personally, she really gets it. She knows that mob wanted kill people and that she was on the list because she voted to impeach Trump. She doesn’t want to die. She is a normal Mom. Being a mom is the core part of her political brand. Her signature legislation was breast milk not having to be verified by the TSA. She has a good political nose but I would love to flip this district.

[MurrayDelph]

3. She's not my Congress-critter

But I can see her district from my living room window.

[WA-03 Democrat]

4. Ha

When I first heard Jamie voted for impeachment I thought she is going to need real armed security when she is home. That was brave of her. I’ll give the devil her due

Clark County Democratic Party is very thin. Carolyn Long doubled her losing margin to Jamie last year.