Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) on Tuesday become the fourth Republican who voted to question then-President Donald Trump for inciting the U.S. Capitol insurrection to announce his retirement.
“Even the most efficient tales have a final bankruptcy,” Upton stated all over a tearful speech at the Area flooring. “That is it for me.”
The Michigan Republican has been in place of work for 36 years, making him some of the Area’s longest-serving contributors. This 12 months, Upton used to be drawn into a brand new congressional district with any other GOP incumbent, Rep. Invoice Huizenga, who’s sponsored through Trump.
Upton used to be one in every of 10 Area Republicans who voted with Democrats to question Trump, and he joins 3 of them — Reps. Anthony Gonzalez (Ohio), John Katko (N.Y.) and Adam Kinzginer (Sick.) — in declining to run once more.
“The Congress will have to cling President Trump to account and ship a transparent message that our nation can’t and won’t tolerate any effort through any President to hinder the non violent switch of energy from one President to the following. Thus, I will be able to vote to question,” Upton stated in a January 2021 remark.
