All posts tagged "Tom Emmer"

A GOP leader is going after his conference after Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) announced his plans to give up the House Judiciary Committee gavel.

According to a Thursday Politico article, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) tore into his party for allowing waivers for veteran committee chairs to keep the gavel. His comments came after Jordan announced that he doesn't plan to seek waivers to stay on as the chair of the Judiciary Committee after leading it for eight years.

"I've never liked waivers," Emmer told Politico at the GOP midterm convention. He said that getting rid of waivers is "one of the things that helped the Republican majority stay more connected to Main Street."...

The internet slammed a Minnesota Republican after his remarks about assimilation at a conservative town hall on Thursday.

Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) was among several GOP leaders speaking at the event hosted by conservative advocacy group Faith & Freedom Coalition when he described his thoughts about immigration.

"Minnesotans are so afraid that you're gonna call us a racist, you're gonna call us an Islamophobe," Emmer said. "You know what? I would argue that I never did care but I'm done being careful, even the least bit careful. I don't really care where you come from. But if you come to this great country, you have to understand that you're coming here to be an American." ...

The New Republic reports House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) refused to give a direct answer when asked if he agreed with President Donald Trump’s characterization of thousands of Somali residents — thousands of whom live in Emmer's district — as “garbage.”

Migrant Insider’s Pablo Manríquez confronted Emmer as he walked down a hall, demanding if he agreed with Trump that “5,000 Somali residents in your district in St. Cloud are garbage?”

The New Republic pointed out that the Republican majority whip “offered a weak, political non-answer.”...

President Donald Trump on Monday dropped a series of Truth Social posts adding endorsements for a slew of Republican candidates just hours before election day, including comments about one GOP incumbent that unleashed serious MAGA backlash.

House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN), who is up for reelection in 2026, got a shoutout from the president.

"Congressman Tom Emmer is an America First Patriot who is a fantastic Champion for Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District! As the Majority Whip of the U.S. House of Representatives, Tom is doing a tremendous job advancing our America First Agenda. He is fighting tirelessly to Grow our Economy, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Promote MADE IN THE U.S.A., Unleash American Energy DOMINANCE, Keep our now very Secure Border, SECURE, Stop Migrant Crime, Strengthen our Military/Veterans, and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment. Tom Emmer has my Complete and Total Endorsement for Re-Election — HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!...

Republicans are terrified of the upcoming No Kings protests, and they are showing it, according to former Tea Party lawmaker Joe Walsh.

Walsh wrote about the GOP's fear in a new "meltdown" post called "Hate America? Bulls---." In the essay, Walsh argues that "Republicans are terrified of the No Kings movement."

Walsh took aim at the whole Republican Party, but named one GOP lawmaker in particular: Tom Emmer....

Republican Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) took issue Wednesday with the way CNN anchor Pamela Brown repeatedly asked about possible cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.

"I'm just telling you what Americans are concerned about," Brown said. "We're hearing that in town halls, as well, across the country. And it is a fact that that is what the [Congressional Budget Office] said, that there would have to be substantial cuts to Medicaid to reach that $880 billion in cuts that Republicans would need."

Brown continued, "President Trump, we should emphasize, says Medicare will not be touched," while still promising to cut "waste, fraud, and abuse" via Elon Musk's DOGE. ...