{"id":320,"date":"2026-05-28T19:13:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=320"},"modified":"2026-05-28T19:13:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:13:26","slug":"cleaning-the-stables-how-trump-gets-rid-of-rinos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=320","title":{"rendered":"Cleaning the stables: How Trump gets rid of RINOs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Donald Trump is not just winning elections\u2014he is remaking the Republican Party into one that actually delivers for American voters. The old GOP of endless compromise and backroom deals is being replaced by a fighting force committed to America First. At the heart of this transformation is a ruthless but necessary house-cleaning: the systematic elimination of RINOs\u2014Republicans In Name Only\u2014from Congress.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=315\">U.S., Christianity, fundamentally transformed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For years, too many GOP lawmakers drifted into the same swamp as their Democrat colleagues. They stopped fighting for the people and started serving the usual suspects: defense contractors, Big Pharma, Big Oil, and the globalist elite. Partisan labels faded as they protected their own perks, their consulting gigs, and their cozy relationships across the aisle. In the first Trump term, these RINOs were everywhere\u2014sabotaging border security, slow-walking appointments, and quietly undermining the president\u2019s agenda. Why? Because real change threatened their comfortable bromance with Democrats and the lucrative interests that funded them.<\/p>\n<p>Those days are over. Trump\u2019s second term began with a far stronger, younger, and fiercely loyal team. No more establishment holdovers quietly working against the boss. The president learned the hard lessons of 2017\u20132021 and prepared accordingly. Now MAGA is turning its sights on Capitol Hill itself.<\/p>\n<p>The results are already dramatic. In Texas, four-term Senator John Cornyn, the ultimate Washington insider, got crushed in the Republican primary runoff on May 26. Cornyn\u2019s record of quiet betrayal spoke volumes: he criticized Trump\u2019s response to the January 6 Capitol riot, publicly doubted Trump\u2019s chances in 2024, and helped negotiate a bipartisan gun-control bill after Uvalde that Trump rightly slammed as a gift to Democrats. When the chips were down, Cornyn was never all-in for the America First agenda. Enter Ken Paxton, the battle-tested Texas Attorney General and unapologetic MAGA warrior. Trump endorsed him late but decisively. Paxton, who has fought tooth-and-nail on border security, election integrity, and against the deep state, won in a landslide. Texas Republicans just traded an establishment fixture for a proven fighter.<\/p>\n<p>The purge is not limited to the Senate. In Kentucky\u2019s Fourth District, Rep. Thomas Massie, long a thorn in Trump\u2019s side, lost his primary to Trump-endorsed challenger Ed Gallrein. Massie built a reputation for independence and local loyalty, voting against foreign aid packages and criticizing certain Trump policies. Yet even he could not withstand the MAGA wave. This race became the most expensive House primary in history, with over $32 million poured into ads. Much of it came from outside groups like pro-Israel PACs and Trump-aligned super PACs, hammering Massie for his record. The spending scandal has fueled controversy: critics say the money wasn&#8217;t just for support but for \u201csoiling\u201d a man with deep roots in his district. Massie lost roughly 45\u201355 percent, not a blowout, but a clear signal that even principled mavericks must align with the America First mission or step aside.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=313\">How government, universities and media form a single political system<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even Senate Majority Leader John Thune has faced scrutiny. While he has called the SAVE America Act \u201ccommon sense\u201d and promised floor time, hardliners note his reluctance to nuke the filibuster or force the issue on nationwide voter ID and proof of citizenship, measures Democrats fiercely oppose. In the new GOP, half-measures from leadership will no longer be tolerated.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, the Massie case stands out as more complicated than a simple RINO takedown. His supporters argue he delivered for Kentucky and stuck to constitutional principles. Yet the broader pattern is unmistakable and overwhelmingly positive. MAGA is not destroying the party; it is purifying it. By replacing careerists with loyalists who actually deliver: secure borders, election integrity, economic nationalism, and common sense\u2014Trump is building a Congress that will finally back up its promises.<\/p>\n<p>The RINO era is ending. The America First era is just beginning. And the voters are cheering every step of the purge.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Mike Robertson is a contributor to American Thinker. Follow him on X at @Mike_for_MAGA and Reddit.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=311\">Ebola versus traditional burial practices<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ChatGPT\" class=\"wp-image-319\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b3b8c9e0a119bcde64781f263e2babab.jpg\" width=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b3b8c9e0a119bcde64781f263e2babab.jpg 640w, https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b3b8c9e0a119bcde64781f263e2babab-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>Image generated by ChatGPT.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump is not just winning elections\u2014he is remaking the Republican Party into one that actually delivers for American voters. The old GOP of endless compromise and backroom deals is being replaced by a fighting force committed to America First. 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