'Could be a different ending': GOP lawmakers reportedly teeing up break with Trump

Republican lawmakers who have continued to give in to Donald Trump's demands could be making preparations for a potential rebellion.Republicans like Chip Roy and Thomas Massie have challenged the President, but things have ultimately gone his way, according to a Washington Post report Saturday.Paul Kane, senior congressional correspondent at WaPo focusing on presidential relations with Capitol Hill, reported over the weekend:ALSO READ: 'Frustrated' Trump confused why 'emotional' Cabinet member always in White House: report"First, they threatened to block House Speaker Mike Johnson’s path to claiming the gavel in early January. Then they threatened to block a funding bill to keep federal agencies open in mid-March. Then, in recent days, they threatened to block a resolution that would unlock the process to push ahead with President Donald Trump’s tax-and-border agenda," he wrote. "Each threat from leaders of the House Freedom Caucus ended with the same result: capitulation. After caving on each round of threats, these far-right conservatives vowed that the next time would be different — if their demands were not met precisely as they sought."Kane added, "This collection of several dozen Republicans, after a decade of rabble-rousing that helped push aside three other speakers, has yet to fully buck Johnson (R-Louisiana) on any major initiative this year.""In their minds, these are Freedom Caucus victories, after they piled up pledges from establishment Republicans to supposedly bend to their will," the report states. "Last month their caucus provided the key votes to fund the government and pass the first version of the budget resolution. To some former allies, the gang has morphed into an attention-seeking group that will ultimately support whatever Trump wants, giving up their past ideological purist ways on issues like bringing down the national debt."According to Kane, "In the four big votes so far, Trump ordered these conservatives to fall in line, and they all did.""Next time, they say, it could be a different ending. It could be," he then added.Read the full report here.