Warring factions within the Republican Party could push the GOP into ‘troubled waters’ with less than seven months until the November midterm elections, a retiring lawmaker said on Sunday.
Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) was the fourth House GOP lawmaker to drop his re-election bid out of 10 who voted to impeach Donald Trump for the Capitol riot. Upton announced his retirement earlier this month.
Speaking to NBC News’ Meet the Press on Sunday, the veteran lawmaker suggested the growing influence of far-right voices in Congress was the most significant he’s seen since taking office.
‘Lauren Boebert, and Marjorie Taylor Green, and Paul Gosar, is that a different element than you’ve ever seen before?’ host Chuck Todd asked.
Upton answered, ‘I don’t think we’ve had as many folks in that sort of wing of the party elected as we have before, but I think they’re very popular back at home.’
Pressed on what that meant for the party, the Michigan congressman said, ‘Troubled waters I guess you could say.’
But that same day, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) gave a far sunnier outlook on the GOP’s chances in the midterm elections.
‘I’ve never seen our party more united. We’re not focused on individual. We’re focused on the country first, and the policies,’ he said on Fox News Sunday.
Longtime Michigan Rep. Fred Upton is retiring at the end of this year. He’s the fourth GOP lawmaker who voted for Trump’s impeachment to retire while facing a primary challenger backed by the ex-president
Longtime Michigan Rep. Fred Upton is retiring at the end of this year. He’s the fourth GOP lawmaker who voted for Trump’s impeachment to retire while facing a primary challenger backed by the ex-president
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