Mark Meadows will not seek reelection and may quit before then

[Flo Mingo]

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Not many details yet, just that Meadows won't seek reelection and may even quit prior to the end of his term to take a role in Trump admin. (COS?)


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Let's hope this turns out to be true but if so, I have questions...........

Not sure if he quits if Gov. Cooper names his replacement or if we have a special election.
New district maps or old?

[Flo Mingo]

1. Still One has a link to The Hill

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287386247

[BumRushDaShow]

6. That thread got locked because it was put in Primaries

instead of GD (but the link is still there).

[BumRushDaShow]

2. WaPo just sent a breaking banner on this, You'll need to find a "source" headline for your LBN post

Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), one of President Trump’s leading congressional allies, says he won’t run for reelection
By Washington Post Staff
Dec. 19, 2019 at 6:22 a.m. EST

Meadows made the announcement in a statement Thursday morning, adding that his work with Trump “and his administration is only beginning.”

This is a developing story. It will be updated.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2019/12/19/rep-mark-meadows-r-n-c-one-of-president-trumps-leading-congressional-allies-says-he-wont-run-for-reelection/

[pecosbob]

3. Great career move...leave Congress to work for Trump and then go to jail.

[gab13by13]

4. Must be more rubles.

[Flo Mingo]

7. That's what I was thinking bob

His craven move to get closer to Trump will be his ultimate undoing.

[DeminPennswoods]

17. That made me...

[fleur-de-lisa]

20. I think his plan is to try to help Dump, and himself, stay out of jail.

Nothing is too deplorable for these assholes.

[usaf-vet]

5. Does he know if you play with venomous snakes the chance are good you will get bitten.....

.... and history would suggest that like all other things that get near to the viper you will not walk away without significant harm.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. He is part of the large group of crazies that got elected in 2010 and later

many who were Koch-funded, and most who primaried anyone not as loony as they were. So they are all birds-of-a-feather and are so self-absorbed that they excel at doing their best Wiley E. Coyote cliff fall when chasing road runners.

[usaf-vet]

11. LOL

[asiliveandbreathe]

31. Bazinga....

[Scarsdale]

8. Since tRump needs all the help

he can get - lotsa luck Meadows. Another rat boarding that sinking ship. Maybe he can rearrange the deck chairs? Does he think he will be rubbing elbows with "greatness"? He must be just another deluded republican clown.

[ResistantAmerican17]

9. I used my bullshit decoder ring and the translation

Is that he was really saying is that “fair non gerrymandered congressional districts in NC means I would have to win among sane diverse voters, not just a bunch of racist douchebag MAGATs so I’m quitting.

[fleur-de-lisa]

21. Exactly. n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

12. Here is a full WaPo excerpt/link to post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/meadows-close-ally-of-trump-to-retire-from-congress/2019/12/19/e15e4112-224f-11ea-a153-dce4b94e4249_story.html

Meadows, close ally of Trump, to retire from Congress

By John Wagner
Dec. 19, 2019 at 6:48 a.m. EST

Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), one of President Trump’s closest allies and staunchest defenders in Congress, announced Thursday that he would not seek reelection next year but would instead stay “in the fight” with Trump in an unspecified role. “For everything there is a season,” Meadows said in a statement. “After prayerful consideration and discussion with family, today I’m announcing that my time serving Western North Carolina in Congress will come to a close at the end of this term.”

Meadows, a former chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus who has served in Congress since 2013, is the 25th House Republican to announce he will not seek reelection next year, according to a tally by the House Press Gallery. Meadows, 60, was considered for the position of Trump’s chief of staff last year, but Trump ultimately told him that he would like him to remain on Capitol Hill.

“Congressman Mark Meadows is a great friend to President Trump and is doing an incredible job in Congress,” then-White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement. “The president told him we need him in Congress, so he can continue the great work he is doing there.”

In his statement, Meadows praised Trump and said his work with him “is only beginning.”

[MFGsunny]

13. Most likely from Freedom Caucus to COS (Chief Of Shyte) :: fits his repuke application profile. n/t

[riversedge]

14. " Meadows' western North Carolina district has gotten marginally less conservative,"...............

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maybe he did not want to run ??




First in POLITICO Playbook: Mark Meadows to leave Congress, plus what McConnell will say on impeachment


https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2019/12/19/mark-meadows-to-leave-congress-plus-what-mcconnell-will-say-on-impeachment-487938

By JAKE SHERMAN and ANNA PALMER

12/19/2019 05:33 AM EST

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THE FILING DEADLINE IN NORTH CAROLINA is Friday. Meadows has not filed -- and will not file -- for reelection. His state’s political picture has been shaken up by a court-ordered redraw of congressional districts. Meadows’ western North Carolina district has gotten marginally less conservative, but he said he’s confident he would win re-election.

MEADOWS had an immediate impact in the House after his election in 2012. He was one of the founders of the House Freedom Caucus, and in 2015, he filed a motion that eventually led to John Boehner resigning as House speaker. Between 2017 and 2019, the Freedom Caucus was the most powerful bloc of lawmakers in Washington -- Meadows and his wingman Rep. JIM JORDAN (R-Ohio) essentially had veto power over anything that came to the House floor.

WHEN REPUBLICANS WERE IN THE MAJORITY, Trump saw Meadows and Jordan as foils to Paul Ryan, and viewed the pair as the keepers of his creed. The president looked to Meadows and Jordan to discern how certain decisions would play with his base. And, in turn, Meadows and Jordan had Trump’s back in the Capitol. Since Republicans lost the majority, Meadows has remained a close adviser to the president and White House on impeachment and other issues.

MEADOWS SAID he does not have a specific job with Trump locked down, but signaled he might try to work for his re-election campaign or in the administration.

ASKED IF HE WOULD serve out the remainder of his term, MEADOWS said this: “At this point, I plan to serve the people of western North Carolina until it’s decided that I can best serve the president and the American people in a different capacity. And so while there’s no immediate plans, there’s certainly discussions that have occurred and potentially could occur in the future.”...............

[OldBaldy1701E]

15. As was mentioned in another post...

the rats are deserting. I know what Meadows is saying, but once the trump reign starts to crumble, I can assure you he will follow the others into small, defended holes. And, if their little haven won't stop the light of truth, they will just consolidate and move to a country that does not expedite criminals. I think we should be trying to look into any affiliations these people have with foreign powers. Any care to bet on how many have good relations/an inside track with those particular countries?

[Vinca]

16. I don't know. This smells like dead girl or live boy.

[fleur-de-lisa]

22. LOL! Or another bombshell about all that illegal Russian cash that was laundered

through the RNC and NRA during the 2016 campaign.

[AllyCat]

18. So, were they all auditioning for a spot on the reality show

that is our current executive branch?

[Sloumeau]

19. He's probably planning to be Trump's new golf ball washer. :)

[IronLionZion]

23. Moscow Mitch should do the same

lots of GOP Senators should join their House colleagues in a show of unity. Resign together!

[dalton99a]

24. Act NOW! Don't Delay! Time for Grifting Is Running Out

[MartyTheGreek]

25. So Meadows can share what he learned on the Intel Committee?

He's gonna defend Trump and bring in all that he knows about what Mueller found, redactions, etc. That's just wrong!

He should recuse himself from working for this administration while still under some sealed counter intelligence investigations.

[The_Counsel]

26. Clearly, One Doesn't HAVE to Leave Congress in Order to Help Trump

Just ask Moscow Mitch.

Or Leningrad Lindsey.

Or Kevin “Don’t Call Me Joe” McCarthy.

Just what is the REAL reason Meadows is leaving?

[YOHABLO]

27. The part I don't get: presently undefined role helping Trump.

[OrlandoDem2]

28. How many retiring GOP Congressmen does that make?

[comradebillyboy]

29. More good news this morning. Good ridance...

[DeminPennswoods]

30. See ya!

[AJT]

32. Maybe he wants to join the drumf administration.

[littlemissmartypants]

33. Excellent news! Thanks for sharing this, Flo Mingo.❤ nt

[Dennis Donovan]

34. I think the repugs see the writing on the wall

If they want their lobbying dreams to come true, they will have to defy the rule of law and their oaths of office and keep towing the Trump line. But it will likely cost them a lot of seats in 2020...

[Omaha Steve]

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