Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), a firebrand in the MAGA movement and one of the most outspoken conservative women in Congress, has officially resigned from the House Freedom Caucus—dropping a political nuke on her way out.
Citing betrayal, blackmail, and a full-blown war against pro-family policies, Luna’s resignation comes after weeks of internal tension over her bipartisan push to allow new parents in Congress to vote remotely for 12 weeks after childbirth. Not exactly radical stuff, unless you’re in a leadership bubble where common sense goes to die.
Luna, who co-sponsored the measure with Democrat Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), called the proposal “modest” and “family-centered.” But you’d think she was asking to rewrite the Constitution, based on the reaction from Speaker Mike Johnson and several of her Freedom Caucus colleagues. Johnson slammed the idea as “unconstitutional,” while Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) warned it would open the door to abuse.
Really? Letting a woman recover from childbirth without dragging herself to the Capitol in a diaper is now a threat to the Republic?
Luna wasn’t having it. She accused her own party of torpedoing her proposal through dirty backroom tactics, threatening unrelated legislation like Rep. Tim Burchett’s Taliban defunding bill if he dared support her discharge petition.
.@RepTimBurchett’s bill on defunding the Taliban was just threatened if he voted in favor of my discharge petition to allow new parents in Congress to vote after birth. Why would anyone in leadership think it’s a good idea to keep a bill that stops taxpayer funded terrorism off…
— Anna Paulina Luna (@realannapaulina) March 27, 2025
That’s right—stop a bill cutting off taxpayer money from actual terrorists… just to shut down a mom’s bill about casting votes while recovering from labor. Can’t make this up.
“I will not compromise on something as important as ensuring new moms can vote while recovering,” Luna said. “This institutional change is bigger than me and will help the country in the long run.”
I’ve approached this entire process with honesty and integrity, doing things the right way. Unfortunately, some members of the House Freedom Caucus have threatened to shut down the floor if the Speaker allows my proxy vote discharge petition to be considered. As a result, it’s… https://t.co/j70Au5Gi6w
— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) March 28, 2025
In a searing resignation letter, Luna described her disappointment in a caucus she once considered the last line of defense against the DC swamp. Instead, she says, some members have become indistinguishable from the swamp creatures they once pledged to fight.
“The irony in all of this,” Luna noted, “is that I have never voted by proxy, yet one of our own on the Rules Committee who is so adamantly opposed has done so over 30 times.”
Mic. Dropped.
Luna made it clear that her resignation is not a retreat but a stand—against hypocrisy, broken promises, and a political machine that chews up integrity for the sake of power.
And for a party that claims to be pro-life and pro-family, Luna’s message is a blistering reminder: supporting moms shouldn’t stop at the campaign trail. It’s time to prove it in the House chamber too.
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