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Blaze News politics reporter Rebeka Zeljko recently took a no-nonsense camera to Capitol Hill and asked Republican members of Congress a blunt question: why is public trust for the legislative branch so painfully low? The footage was straightforward and telling — lawmakers acknowledged the problem and offered explanations, but none tried to blame hardworking Americans for being fed up with the spectacle in Washington.
The numbers back up the outrage: Gallup polling shows just a sliver of the country approves of how Congress is doing its job, a humiliating low that should shame career politicians on both sides. Americans don’t hate the idea of government; they hate what Congress has become — a money-hungry, theater-driven institution that puts cable clips and donor checks ahead of problem solving.
Several members Zeljko interviewed pointed to dysfunction and performative politics as the key causes, and they’re right to do so. A prolonged speaker fight and endless intra-party infighting drove approval numbers even lower, exposing a chamber that seems more interested in internal power games than the people who sent them here to govern.
But let’s be honest: the rot runs deeper than squabbles over leadership. Voters are furious about runaway spending, open-border chaos, and the cultural obsessions coming out of the Capitol — issues ordinary Americans said mattered most to them in multiple surveys. When politicians ignore bread-and-butter priorities and chase woke headlines, the public responds by turning off and tuning out.
Conservatives should both scold and seize the moment. It’s fair to point fingers at Democrat-enabled excess and the media’s cheerleading of elite narratives, but Republicans must also own their failures: weak messaging, toleration of bad policy, and the appetite for insider games have pushed voters to the brink. The poll numbers show this anger isn’t a partisan fringe; it’s a broad-based rejection of a broken status quo that has persisted for years.
That rejection is a call to action, not a resignation speech. Grassroots conservatives and principled Republicans must push for tangible reforms — term limits, spending restraints, streamlined committees, and a return to constituency-focused representation — not more press releases and photo ops. If we want a government that earns respect, we must demand results, not rhetoric.
America deserves a Congress that works for families, small businesses, and national security, not one that performs for cable cameras and special interests. Hold them accountable, primaries and votes matter, and stop tolerating careerists who treat national service like a resume line. The time for excuses is over; real conservatives must rebuild an institution that once reflected the best of the American people.
