{"id":7136,"date":"2026-08-31T19:38:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T19:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=7136"},"modified":"2026-08-31T19:38:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T19:38:52","slug":"fed-up-gop-senator-teaches-trump-fans-basic-civics-as-rabid-maga-accuses-him-of-treason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=7136","title":{"rendered":"Fed-up GOP senator teaches Trump fans basic civics as rabid MAGA accuses him of \u2018treason\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A Republican senator was forced to defend himself Monday after MAGA supporters accused him of \u201ctreason\u201d for carrying out a routine Senate duty.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=7135\">FBI\u2019s \u2018insane\u2019 move sends MS NOW scrambling to make an awkward clarification<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) presided over a pro forma session of the Senate early in the day, prompting attacks from some in the MAGA world who accused Budd and other GOP senators of blocking President Donald Trump from making recess appointments. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe idea that any Republican Senator does so to block @POTUS\u2019s nominees or is committing \u2018treason\u2019 by doing so is as ridiculous as it is false,\u201d Budd fired back in a lengthy thread on X.<\/p>\n<p>The unusual defense quickly caught the attention of Capitol Hill watchers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere we\u2019re at: US senator has to make a post clarifying that presiding over a pro forma is not treason,\u201d NOTUS congressional reporter Igor Bobic wrote on social media. <\/p>\n<p>Veteran congressional reporter Jamie Dupree noted that the backlash is why some Republicans are hesitant to preside over the sessions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is why some GOP Senators don&#8217;t want these duties, because they get attacked on social media (wrongly) for blocking President Trump&#8217;s nominees (the GOP isn&#8217;t blocking anything),\u201d Dupree posted Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=7133\">\u2018Pete Rose of Kalshi?\u2019 Expelled GOP ex-lawmaker gets lifetime ban from prediction market<\/a><\/p>\n<p>George Callas, founder of Callas Strategy Group and a former senior congressional staffer, was more blunt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomething is very broken in our system when a US senator has to post a 7-part thread explaining why his time in the chair on the Senate floor is not \u2018treason,\u2019\u201d he told his followers on X.<\/p>\n<p>Semafor\u2019s Burgess Everett also noted that geography likely played a role in Budd taking on the duty Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPro forma sessions are usually done by whoever is nearby or is willing to do a solid for the majority party,\u201d Everett wrote, adding: \u201cNo one wants to do them, they are a pain the butt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/propertyrelocationusa.com\/?p=7131\">JD Vance warned by MAGA rep he\u2019s walking into a lion\u2019s den: \u2018Not an easy crowd\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote><p>Today, I presided over a \u201cpro forma\u201d session of the Senate. The idea that any Republican Senator does so to block @POTUS\u2019s nominees or is committing \u201ctreason\u201d by doing so is as ridiculous as it is false.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the facts: \u2b07\ufe0f\ud83e\uddf5<br \/>\u2014 Senator Ted Budd (@SenTedBuddNC) August 31, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Republican senator was forced to defend himself Monday after MAGA supporters accused him of \u201ctreason\u201d for carrying out a routine Senate duty.Sen. 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