GOP lawmaker accuses fellow Republicans of plot to 'cripple' themselves

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) believes that members of her own party are part of a nefarious plot to destroy themselves.

Appearing on Fox News Monday, Luna addressed the bitter infighting that's taken place within the House GOP in recent months and she accused Reps. Ken Buck (R-CO) and Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of committing acts of sabotage by retiring in ways that significantly damaged House Republicans' already slim majority.

"There are members that I believe have intentionally designed this to cripple a [House Speaker Mike] Johnson-controlled majority," she alleged. "They have been leaving... to lead us to gridlock. So if you are constituents in those areas, just, I'll tell you this, the swamp is alive and well in Washington."

The message that Luna delivered on Fox News was similar to a message she posted on Twitter over the weekend where she similarly lobbed charges of internal sabotage at the House GOP.

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"These 'resignations' from Congress are perfectly timed and not by chance," she claimed. "It’s by design to cripple the majority. The swamp is real. If you’re tired of the same ol’ same ol’ STOP voting for people who are a part of the problem."

Republicans have for months been beset by infighting that was kicked off by Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R-FL) decision to oust former Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as House speaker.

This led Republicans to eventually elect Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) as speaker, though not after several candidates for the job crashed and burned, including Reps. Steve Scalise (R-LA), Jim Jordan (R-OH), and Tom Emmer (R-MN).

Johnson has not fared much better in terms of uniting his caucus, however, and late last week Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) filed a motion to vacate Johnson as speaker, although she was cagey about when this measure would actually come up for a vote.

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