In lieu of a rough road back to a majority, Republicans are facing an uphill battle, but Representative Brandon Gill (R-TX) is remaining optimistic.
Since Republicans returned to Capitol Hill this week, one of the party’s first priorities was selecting who will lead them in the next Congress as a minority. The conference landed on Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), a conservative firebrand and co-founder of the House Freedom Caucus.
Rep. Gill told Texas Politics he is “thrilled” to see Rep. Jordan lead Republicans at a time like this.
“He is the right man at the right time, and he's going to lead our conference, I believe, into the majority,” Rep. Gill said. “I think once we get there, he's going to be an incredible speaker for us.”
Rep. Gill added that he has been a “big Jim Jordan fan for a long time” and he couldn’t be happier with the choice.
Moving forward, Rep. Gill said Republicans must stay focused on the job at hand.
“Our job right now is to stop a lot of these lunatics who just got elected from destroying the country,” Rep. Gill said, referring to the handful of new member progressive Democrats who will enter Congress in January.
The Texas congressman has remained a vocal advocate against progressivism and democratic socialism. Many Republicans, including Rep. Gill, have referred to these Democrats as “radical-left lunatics.”
“They're going to want to do everything from raise taxes to defund police departments, reopen our borders,” Rep. Gill said. “We got a whole slew of crazy ideas, and we're going to do everything we can do about them.”
