This 'craven' act could let GOP keep House majority even if Dems sweep midterms: analysis [View all]
By Ewan Gleadow
Published December 8, 2025 9:08 AM ET
A former Democrat representative has highlighted how one "craven" act would let the GOP hold onto their House majority — even if they lose the midterms.
Donald Trump could act on a "craven, but shockingly constitutional" clause should the House flip to a Democrat majority after next year's elections. Steve Israel, writing in The New Republic, confirmed there could be cause for the president to hold a majority through a "possible hijacking" that courts would struggle to reverse.
The ex-Dem rep wrote, "I’d always assumed that seat was bestowed to me by a majority of voters in my Long Island district. Turns out I was wrong. That simple language—tucked into Article 1, Section 5—might be a mechanism for Donald Trump and his congressional acolytes to maintain their House majority after the 2026 midterm elections, even if it’s clear the Democrats have flipped the House."
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-midterms-2674378602/
If you think they will not do this lets just ask the newly seating representative from Arizona ...............Adelita Grijalva
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