Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., arrives for a House Republican conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 6, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to Bacon's office to request comment from the lawmaker on Monday, but no comment had been provided by the time of publication.
Bacon was the only House Republican to vote against a measure to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.
"I thought it was dumb. That’s what people told me — they said, ‘It’s so dumb; just vote for it.’ That argument didn’t work on me," he said, according to the Times.
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House leaders have pressed Bacon to keep more of his views to himself, telling him to, as the congressman put it, "quit kicking President Trump in the nuts," the outlet reported. But the lawmaker indicated that he would only press back when he believes it is needed.
"You can’t be anti-everything," Bacon noted, according to the outlet. "I like what the president has done on the border, so I have no problem with that."
"I’d like to fight for the soul of our party," he said, according to the Times. "I don’t want to be the guy who follows the flute player off the cliff. I think that’s what’s going on right now."
Bacon has signaled his willingness to push back against the president, while applauding his work on border security. (Rick Scuteri)
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Bacon has served in the House of Representatives since 2017.
Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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