Stealth move that Pres DJT that teamed up with Mike Johnson to pass Ukrainian funds, etc...
Rep Matt Gaetz has also shared similar reasons why this had to happen.
5 Rhinos were planned to resign IMMEDIATELY to offset the House control back to the Donkeys...
This is a short video. . I'm dropping this during my short lunch...
Unfortunately do not shoot the messenger of this video.. he heavily asks,plugs his..channels, ministry, etc
Don't let that distract from the whole Master play by POTUS and the SOH.
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Yeah there's another way to look at this.
I think it's less of a brilliant countermove and more of a realization of the political reality.
Those 5 who didn't resign got want they wanted. They didn't have to play their trump card yet. They don't actually want the Democrats to hold the House, but they don't want Gaetz and that side to trigger another speaker fight/dictate to the speaker.
The political reality is their have this weapon.
So given that both side have weapons and both sides can lose the bigger war, they faced the reality they may not want to fight a losing battle.
You make a good point. Theey demonstrated that they have this weapon. So, was this reall 5D chess, or choosing the lesser defeat? The fact that they still have this weapon means that for now it's business as usual.