**The Washington Times**

The Washington Times Monday, April 7, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: “Patriot Pivot” Breaks Senate GOP – Trump Nominees Pass on Party-Line Votes, But 7 “Never-Again” Republicans Vow to Form Breakaway Block

In a stunning development that has fractured the Republican establishment and electrified the grassroots, seven Senate Republicans have broken ranks to form the “Liberty Guard,” a coalition vowing to block any future Trump administration nominees they deem “unfit for civilian command.”

The move comes just hours after a tense, closed-door vote where three of former President Trump’s most controversial picks—a hawkish Defense Secretary candidate and two Justice Department nominees—were rammed through the Judiciary and Armed Services Committees on razor-thin, party-line votes. The 7 renegade senators, including an anonymous “Squad of the Right,” released a joint statement declaring: “We are not opposing President Trump; we are defending the Constitution from a cult of personality. We will not confirm a single nominee who openly threatens the rule of law, regardless of the whip count.”

The “Great Fracture” Has Begun. Is the GOP Unraveling in Real Time?

Inside sources tell us the “Liberty Guard” is already in talks with three moderate Democrats on a “No-Confidence Compact” that could grind the confirmation process to a halt. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office is said to be “livid,” while Trump’s social media platform has exploded with calls to “Primary them all.”

The question now: Is this the end of the Trump-era Senate, or the birth of a new, untamed bloc? One thing is certain—the next ten years will rewrite the playbook on executive power.