Rep. Fred Upton
Frederick (Fred) Stephen Upton Did the ‘civil war’ in the Republican Party really end? The Michigan Republican Party committee comes to a halt over the resolution to censor Meijer over the impeachment vote The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – House snatches Greene from the committees; Senate advances in budget MORE (R-Mich.) He was censored by Republicans in his local House district for his vote to remove Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) From her seat on the House Education Committee.
“Tonight, the Cass County GOP censored me for voting to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from the education committee, and in their resolution they stated that ‘their comments were not at odds with anyone’s comments.’ Really? “Upton tweeted.
“She provoked a shooting survivor at the Parkland school, argued that California forest fires were started by a Jewish space laser, accused Democratic politicians of running a network of pedophiles in a pizzeria and questioned whether 9/11 really happened.”
Upton asked whether local Republicans in Cass County, who voted strongly in the former President Trump
Donald Trump Romney: “Sure” Trump would win the Republican Party nomination in 2024 if he ran for the Pence presidency by meeting with senior members of the Republican Studies Committee Trump says “without a doubt” Tiger Woods will be back after the accident MORE in 2016 and 2020 “do you really think someone like that represents republican values and should serve on the education committee?”
She provoked a shooting survivor at a Parkland school, argued that California forest fires were started by a Jewish space laser, accused Democratic politicians of running a network of pedophiles in a pizzeria and questioned whether 9/11 really happened. .
– Fred Upton #WearYourMask (@RepFredUpton) February 24, 2021
Upton was previously censored by the party for his vote on Trump’s impeachment after a deadly rebellion carried out by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol on January 6.
“We believe Congressman Upton’s vote is a betrayal of his oath and the central values of the Cass County Republican Party,” said the resolution passed by the Cass County Republican Party Executive Committee, according to Detroit News.
After the reaction against his controversial comments about school shootings and the QAnon conspiracy theory, Greene was stripped of his duties on the committee.
“If it weren’t for the Facebook post and comments I liked in 2018, I wouldn’t be here today and you wouldn’t be able to point the finger and accuse me of something wrong,” Greene said in the House plenary earlier this year. “I could believe things that were not true. I asked questions about them and talked about them and that is absolutely what I regret.”
Upton said it should be up to voters in the Greene district to decide whether she would be allowed to remain in Congress, but the House was right to remove her from her duties on the committee.
“I served on that committee and met with survivors of Columbine school shootings,” he said. “Since then, I have met shooting survivors in Parkland and Sandy Hook School and listened to all of her personal stories. She shouldn’t be on the education committee, and Congress was right to remove her, period.”
Updated at 10:55 am to clarify Upton’s remarks about Greene staying in Congress.