President Donald Trump has pulled his endorsement from Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-CO) after the freshman congressman openly defied the administration's America First tariff agenda, marking another clear line in the sand between true MAGA Republicans and establishment RINOs.
The Colorado Republican, who was elected in 2024 with Trump's backing, made the fatal mistake of citing "Congress' constitutional authority over trade policy" when questioned about supporting the President's aggressive tariff strategy to bring manufacturing jobs back to America and level the playing field with China.
This is exactly the kind of swamp thinking that Patriots voted to eliminate in November. While Trump is fighting to restore American economic dominance and protect our workers from unfair foreign competition, Hurd is hiding behind constitutional technicalities like a typical Washington insider.
America First Means America First
The President's tariff agenda isn't some abstract policy debate – it's about putting American families first and ending decades of globalist trade deals that shipped our jobs overseas. When China manipulates their currency and exploits slave labor to undercut American manufacturers, strong tariffs are the only language they understand.
"We need Republicans who will stand with the President's agenda, not constitutional scholars who want to debate while American workers suffer,"
said one Trump administration official familiar with the decision.
This move sends a crystal clear message to every Republican in Congress: you're either with the America First movement that delivered historic victories in 2024, or you're part of the problem. There's no middle ground when it comes to defending American sovereignty and economic independence.
Hurd's defection reveals the ongoing cancer of establishment thinking within the GOP. These RINOs talk a good game during election season but fold the moment they face pressure from lobbyists and the corrupt D.C. swamp.
Patriots in Colorado deserve better than a congressman who prioritizes constitutional theory over American jobs. The question now is whether other Republicans will learn from Hurd's mistake or join him in political irrelevance.