Rep. Justin Amash (I-Mich.) said he’s looking “closely” at a third-party presidential bid on Monday after blasting President Trump’s remarks at a coronavirus press briefing.
Amash’s comments come in the wake of Trump telling reporters he has “total” authority over when states can ease restrictions implemented amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The libertarian-leaning Independent, who left the Republican Party last July, blasted the remarks as “flat-out wrong,” and said conservatives should have another option on the ballot.
“Americans who believe in limited government deserve another option,” he tweeted.
Americans who believe in limited government deserve another option. https://t.co/c7P2vOTyOe
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) April 13, 2020
After receiving encouragement to run from one Twitter user, he responded: “Thanks. I’m looking at it closely this week.”
Please be you.
— Hannah Cox (@HannahCox7) April 13, 2020
Amash went on to assert his belief that a federal government with absolute power could have detrimental effects on America.
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Amash teases possibility of third-party presidential bid https://t.co/cFwcZbxMJL pic.twitter.com/QhVtU1B2n4
— The Hill (@thehill) April 14, 2020
Please do not do this, @justinamash https://t.co/Saz0xU8WYO
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) April 14, 2020
Anything that makes November anything but a direct head-to-head matchup between Trump and Biden will benefit Trump. This is why Jill Stein has emerged from her forest hut, and why Trump was trying to goad the Bernie Bros into defecting.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) April 14, 2020
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