Another reminder that Trump’s Republican supporters look unkindly at people messing with ‘The Donald’….
Few get away with it….
Rep. Justin Amash, the Libertarian Michigan congressman who abandoned the Republican Party after calling for President Donald Trump’s impeachment, appeared to confirm reports Thursday that he would not seek reelection to Congress.
“I love representing our community in Congress. I always will,” Amash wroteon Twitter. “This is my choice, but I’m still going to miss it. Thank you for your trust.”
Earlier Thursday evening, the five-term lawmaker retweeted a Detroit News story reporting that Poppy Nelson, a top Amash aide, said he had halted his reelection campaign in February. “He hasn’t been campaigning for any office and doesn’t plan to seek the nomination for any office,” Nelson told the newspaper.
I shed no tears at Amashs exit from the scene.
I’ve known some libertarians over the years. Like Republicans with the African-American vote they always insist this is the year they will elect someone to Congress.
Now their only member of Congress–who was elected as a Republican and only joined the Libertarians when he was going to run for the LP nomination–is bolting.
Oh well. Better luck next time.