President Donald Trump has faced a surge in Republican revolts over the past few weeks, but political analysts told Newsweek that does not necessarily mean his grip on the GOP is slipping.
Why It Matters
Trump’s support among Congressional Republicans has been pivotal to passing his agenda since he returned to office last January. For the first several months of his second term, he enjoyed wide support from Republican voters and members of Congress, who largely backed his policies and had embraced his political style.
But the party’s loyalty to the president has shifted as Republicans are increasingly breaking from his positions on foreign policy, such as his approach to Venezuela and Greenland, as well as on domestic issues, like his administration’s handling of the Epstein file release. If his support from Congressional Republicans further erodes, that could become a challenge for him as he continues to move to enact his conservative agenda.
What to Know
Trump faced increasing pushback from Congressional Republicans so far in 2026. Just this week, a flurry of Republicans in the House sought to override his recent vetoes, while others sought to curb his war powers.
Dozens of Republicans joined Democrats to try to override the Trump vetoes on two bills this week.
One bill, introduced by Representative Lauren Boebert, a Colorado Republican and key ally to the president, would have extended federal support for the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC), a water pipeline project in Colorado that would serve communities east of Pueblo. A separate bill by Representative Carlos Gimenez, a Florida Republican, would have given the Miccosukee Tribe in South Florida more control of its tribal lands.
Although the votes received bipartisan support from numerous Republicans, that was not enough to override Trump’s vetoes, as doing so would require two-thirds support from Congress. But it still marks a significant number of Republicans pushing back on the two vetoes.
Boebert had previously said she hoped Trump’s veto of her bill had “nothing to do with political retaliation for calling out corruption and demanding accountability.”
On the Senate side, five Republicans joined Democrats to advance legislation that would restrict Trump’s ability to launch further attacks on Venezuela, following the capture of the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, last weekend. The Republicans were Josh Hawley of Missouri, Susan Collins of Maine, Todd Young of Indiana, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Rand Paul of Kentucky.
Trump said in a post to Truth Social those senators “should never be elected to office again.”
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Representative Mike Rogers of Alabama has introduced separate legislation aimed at curbing presidential war powers.
Meanwhile, Trump’s remarks on annexing Greenland have also drawn pushback from numerous Republicans. Trump has ramped up his rhetoric, saying the U.S. needs Greenland for national security reasons. The White House has declined to take off the table the option of using the military to acquire Greenland.