Trump-Loyalist Troy Nehls Quits Congress And Sends In… His Identical Twin | EUROtoday

Republican U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas introduced Saturday that he’ll retire from Congress after his time period ends in 2026 to give attention to household.

Nehls, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump who has sported his mug shot on a T-shirt, mentioned he known as Trump to tell him of his plans.

“President Trump has always been a strong ally for our district and a true friend, and I wanted him to hear it from me first,” Nehls mentioned on the social platform X.

Nehls added by way of social media that he was endorsing his twin brother to succeed him in Congress. Trever Nehls mentioned on Facebook that he would run for the seat and “stand shoulder-to-shoulder with President Trump.”

The White House didn’t instantly reply Saturday night time to an electronic mail searching for remark.

Troy Nehls entered Congress in 2021 after about three many years in legislation enforcement and greater than 20 years within the Army Reserve.

Nehls voted to overturn former President Joseph Biden’s 2020 election win and was tapped by then-House GOP chief Kevin McCarthy to sit down on a choose committee probing the Jan. 6 revolt on the Capitol — earlier than McCarthy pulled his picks after Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected two others.

He is at the moment on the Judiciary and the Transportation and Infrastructure committees. Last yr Nehls gained his district, which is southwest of Houston, by greater than 24 proportion factors.