Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) drew applause at a town hall Tuesday evening when he explained his support for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.
In his opening remarks for the town hall in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Amash addressed his lone call for Trump’s impeachment within the GOP.
“It’s really important that we do our job as a Congress, that we not allow misconduct to go undeterred,” Amash declared as the crowd began to cheer. “That we not just say, someone can violate the public trust and that there are no consequences to it.”
The Republican’s speech is part of his steadfast push for impeachment following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe report. Amash sent shockwaves throughout his party on May 18 when he first said that Trump “engaged in impeachable conduct.”
Since then, Amash has posted multiple tweet threads arguing the case for Trump’s impeachment, including one that was posted mere hours before his town hall on Tuesday.
Trump hasn’t taken that so well, calling Amash a “loser” and “total lightweight” last week.
NBC News correspondent Leigh Anne Caldwell noted that Amash received a standing ovation when he walked in.
.@justinamash got a standing ovation when he walked into his first town hall since he came out in support of impeachment. pic.twitter.com/4Da1Tz7b7x
— Leigh Ann Caldwell (@LACaldwellDC) May 28, 2019
Watch the town hall below:
Crowd cheers during Rep. Amash's town hall when he says "It's really important that we do our job as a Congress, that we not allow misconduct to go undeterred." pic.twitter.com/dGDPYH7lJY
— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) May 28, 2019
Great sign. It may be slow, but little by little some of them are turning and being supported.
Hah! Fox: Democrat infiltrators swarm GOPer’s town hall.
More Republicans need to do this. His constituents are supportive. He is goading other Republicans to stand up and stand out. I don’t care if he is prepping for a run at Trump. He’s more likely to split Trump voters than Dems. There are more of us.
This is good news but I have to wonder about the composition of the crowd at the Town Hall. If this continues and expands, we may be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.
Possibly, but if that were the case I would have expected to hear boos to counter the applause. There had to have been Republicans there - the guy is in the Freedom Caucus and got elected as a Tea Partier. Interesting that only applause was audible in the clip of the town hall, then.
(Edit: I know that you were joking about the Fox headline, and that didn’t come across in my post - sorry about that)