House Freedom Caucus Leader Says Amash is Toast for Pushing Trump Impeachment
Shane Trejo
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Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) was a founding member of the House Freedom Caucus when it formed in 2015, but the organization that he has been apart of since its inception can no longer stand with the anti-Trump Congressman.
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC), the current Chairman of the Freedom Caucus, admitted today that Amash will not be receiving much support from the GOP after siding with the Democrats and the deep state to give bipartisan cover to the ‘Russian collusion’ witch hunt against President Trump.
Rep. Mark Meadows, a close ally of Trump’s and chairman of House Freedom Caucus, said Amash would have a hard time getting support for re-election.
“Anytime that you come out against the president of your own party makes it very difficult to support in any primary challenge.”
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 20, 2019
Furthermore, Amash has become such a political liability that Meadows believes that ejecting Amash from the caucus has become a real possibility.
Asked if they would remove him from the House Freedom Caucus, Meadows says: “I think the caucus will be talking about it tonight” but he suggested they may not take that step in removing him because the group represents “a variety of opinions and that’s what makes us strong.”
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 20, 2019
Amash has not been a particularly active member of the Freedom Caucus in the age of Trump. He has been offended by their support of the President and rarely attends their meetings any longer.
“From the time the president was elected, I was urging them to remain independent and to be willing to push back against the president where they thought he was wrong,” Amash said to CNN of the Freedom Caucus. “They’ve decided to stick with the president time and again, even where they disagree with him privately.”
“They are good, kind people,” Amash added. “I may have my disagreements with some of the current approach, but I’d still take them over pretty much anyone in Congress.”
Although Amash may maintain a good rapport with members of the House Freedom Caucus, it will be difficult for them to support his bid for Congress. He doubled down on his impeachment position earlier today.
People who say there were no underlying crimes and therefore the president could not have intended to illegally obstruct the investigation—and therefore cannot be impeached—are resting their argument on several falsehoods:
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) May 20, 2019
Two primary challengers have already emerged to face Amash in Michigan’s third Congressional district, and more may follow in the weeks to come.
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