Republican State Rep Blames Trump Regime for Party Exodus

Thursday, February 05, 2026

Longtime GOP lawmaker Ed Clere says the Republican Party has become "unrecognizable" under Trump.

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Longtime Indiana Republican state Rep. Ed Clere said he was expelled from the House Republican caucus Monday, days after announcing he would not seek reelection and that he plans to run for mayor of New Albany next year as an independent. www.lpm.org/news/2026-02 ...

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-- Louisville Public Media (@lpm.org) Feb 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM

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A veteran Republican state representative is calling it quits, and it's all President Donald Trump's fault. Ed Clere, who has served in Indiana's House of Representatives for 18 years, told News and Tribune on Friday that he would not seek reelection, saying that the political environment in the state's General Assembly has become "dysfunctional and toxic."

The------------------- did that.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-02-04 12:24 PM | Reply

No ----? NOW ARREST THE ------- TRAITOR

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-02-04 01:12 PM | Reply

Another repug turd heads for the exit.

www.rawstory.com

#3 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-02-04 06:28 PM | Reply

"There are many good Republicans, but the Republican Party has lost its way, and I can no longer be a part of it,"

Conservative Americans with integrity are leaving the GOP.

Real Americans cannot support Fascism.

Especially after so many American lives were lost fighting the Nazis in WW2.

#4 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-02-04 06:35 PM | Reply

#5 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-02-05 01:15 AM | Reply