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There are absolutely a lot of very snarky things I could say, that would be completely justified...
... But it is actually a very good sign that Trump and his admin have managed to fuck shit up so hard, and get so much backlash (the townhalls, numerous protests)... that we actually have any Republicans saying, outloud, 'we fucked up'.
Maybe this is baseless optimism, but it could actually be that significant cracks are forming in the MAGA alternate reality cult universe... it is at least possible that the absolute worst outcomes can be avoided if enough Republicans defect, even slightly, and the Dems can ... you know, actually do politics.
Breaking ranks from the MAGA cult and calling out its leader, Trump, would have been utter heresy, unthinkable, just 3 months ago.
This article mentions 2 R congressmen, and we've also got Susan Colins (R) in the Senate making pretty serious 'the President cannot effectively line item veto budget items via executive order' noises, and she's the head of thr Senate Appropriations Committee.
https://thehill.com/business/budget/5217825-susan-collins-trump-emergency-funding/
I have serious doubts that fear of reprisal or consequence from voters is a serious motivating factor for just about any Republican in Congress. Their voters have made it abundantly clear that they will never consider voting for a candidate from a different party. Until that changes, and of course assuming that elections still matter, then this is all just noise from the handful of Republicans left in relatively competitive districts.