Prominent conservative Matt Walsh lashed out at Republican lawmakers Tuesday over what he called their “staggering betrayal,” and endorsed an extraordinary theory that Republican lawmakers were actually hoping to lose the upcoming midterms.
Walsh was responding to a social media post on X published by a popular right-wing account using the pseudonym “FischerKing,” one that outlined the outlandish theory.
“A significant number of GOP Senators and House members would probably like to lose the midterms – so they can back off issues like immigration (which is not popular with many of their donors) and go back to loud complaining on TV, pretending to be responsive to their voters,” reads the post from “FischerKing.”
Walsh, a controversial figure in politics, concurred with the assessment, calling it “undoubtedly true.”
“The Republican Congress has done virtually nothing of significance,” Walsh wrote in response. “A staggering (though predictable) betrayal.”
Walsh’s bleak prediction comes amid growing fears among conservatives about the midterms, with there being a significant enthusiasm gap between Democratic and Republican voters heading into November.
Another prominent conservative figure, Robby Starbuck, also sounded the alarm over what he perceived as GOP lawmakers’ failures to deliver on conservative priorities.
“Some of the hardest core activists I know have told me they’re sitting out as of now. They feel all their efforts have been spit on by a Congress that won’t pass big legislation like the SAVE America Act,” Starbuck wrote in a social media post on X, referring to President Donald Trump’s controversial voter ID bill.
“Many in the base feel lied to about a number of policy issues that should be no-brainers for Congress and many of them want more deportations too. If we want to win the midterms, Congress better get busy on the landmark legislation front if they hope to shift the narrative. Dems will be rabid voters this cycle.”
Walsh has a long history of making controversial statements. In a since-deleted blog post, he called “adolescence” a “modern innovation,” part of an apparent argument for normalizing teenage pregnancy, Media Matters previously reported. In 2022, he endorsed the "Great Replacement" theory – the white nationalist conspiracy theory claiming world elites are working to eradicate people of European descent – calling it “just a fact.”
This is undoubtedly true. The Republican congress has done virtually nothing of significance. A staggering (though predictable) betrayal. https://t.co/Hw7pBMuIA3
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) July 28, 2026