00:12Only to fight and win my election while Republicans will likely lose the midterms and in turn be
00:19expected to defend the president against impeachment after he hatefully dumped tens
00:25of millions of dollars against me and tried to destroy me. It's all so absurd and completely
00:31unserious. If Republicans don't get it together, we are going to lose the midterms. That's the
00:40warning attributed to Marjorie Taylor Greene, a fiery voice of the MAGA movement, and it perfectly
00:46captures where the Republican Party stands right now. We're heading toward the 2026 midterms,
00:53and the biggest threat to Republicans may not be Democrats. It may be themselves.
01:00This isn't just about policy. It's about personal feuds, power struggles, and a movement that's
01:07starting to fracture from the inside. Let's rewind. For years, Donald Trump and MTG were political
01:14allies. She defended him through impeachments, investigations, and election fights. But by
01:20late 2025, that alliance cracked. MTG publicly criticized Trump over the handling of the Epstein
01:27files, saying promises of full transparency weren't being kept. Trump fired back, questioned her
01:34loyalty, and turned his attention to another Republican who wouldn't fall in line, Thomas
01:38Massey. Massey, a libertarian-leaning conservative, clashed with Trump over government spending and
01:44Epstein transparency. Then it got personal. Trump mocked Massey's private life and endorsed a primary
01:51challenger against him. MTG defended Massey, called out weak Republicans, and warned that bullying allies
01:58was a recipe for electoral disaster. And then, in November 2025, she resigned from Congress. Her exit
02:06left a vacant Georgia seat, forced a special election, and shrank an already razor-thin House
02:12majority. Right now, Republicans hold the House by just a double-heaves. That's not a cushion. That's a
02:19cliff edge. And the numbers aren't reassuring. More than two dozen Republicans have announced
02:24retirements ahead of 2026, higher than average this far out. Open seats mean vulnerability. Vulnerability
02:31means money. Chaos. Messy primaries. And history isn't on their side. In 2018, during Trump's first
02:39term, Republicans lost 40 House seats. Midterms have a pattern. The party in the White House usually
02:45loses ground. Now, add another layer. The Epstein files. In November 2025, Trump signed legislation
02:53mandating the release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. By early 2026, millions of pages were
02:59published. Trump's name appeared thousands of times, mostly tips, references, or second-hand
03:03mentions, with no verified evidence of criminal wrongdoing. But that didn't calm the base.
03:09Hardcore MAGA influencers accused the administration of redactions, delays, half-truths. They weren't just
03:15angry at Democrats. They were angry at Trump. Some framed it as proof the movement wasn't a cult of
03:21personality, that even Trump could be challenged. Others saw it as a betrayal of the drain-the-swamp
03:26promise. And when enthusiasm drops, even a little, midterms become dangerous. Lower turnout, primary
03:33infighting, split conservative votes, all while Democrats target swing districts and open seats.
03:38Trump is trying to control the board, endorsing candidates, avoiding messy primaries,
03:44shaping the message. But every intervention risks alienating moderates or hardening internal rivals.
03:49So here's the moment we're in. A president still dominant, but facing pushback from his own
03:55movement. A House majority held by threats. Retirements stacking up. And a base that's no longer
04:01uniformly loyal. The 2026 midterms are still months away. But the story is already riding itself.
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