Ex-GOP Rep on Amash Leaving the Party: The Republican Party Has ‘Failed Morally’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT This is ░░░░░░░░ I m David Gura ░░░░░░░░ that was Justin Amash ░░░░░░░░ he is stepping away ░░░░░░░░ the GOP just weeks ░░░░░░░░ he argued lawmakers should ░░░░░░░░ impeachment proceedings Congressman Amash ░░░░░░░░ inspire that he s ░░░░░░░░ the anti Trump conservative ░░░░░░░░ he could seek the ░░░░░░░░ election President Trump weighed ░░░░░░░░ on Twitter after that ░░░░░░░░ Ed was published Great ░░░░░░░░ for the Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ one of the dumbest ░░░░░░░░ most disloyal men in ░░░░░░░░ is quitting I inexplicably ░░░░░░░░ quotation marks and no ░░░░░░░░ and no obstruction Knew ░░░░░░░░ couldn t get nomination ░░░░░░░░ run again in the ░░░░░░░░ state of Michigan He ░░░░░░░░ a total loser Pundits ░░░░░░░░ distanced themselves from or ░░░░░░░░ the Republican Party Many ░░░░░░░░ the party is not ░░░░░░░░ Timothy Egan is a ░░░░░░░░ in The New York ░░░░░░░░ and the Founding Fathers ░░░░░░░░ gag at today s ░░░░░░░░ Republicans would not approve ░░░░░░░░ the Republican and would ░░░░░░░░ a merging of church ░░░░░░░░ state We are joined ░░░░░░░░ davilly and himself a ░░░░░░░░ Republican of the state ░░░░░░░░ Florida Let me start ░░░░░░░░ what you read this ░░░░░░░░ and how do you ░░░░░░░░ about the party today ░░░░░░░░ should wear the criticisms ░░░░░░░░ a badge of honor ░░░░░░░░ nobody should be prouder ░░░░░░░░ be criticized by this ░░░░░░░░ for his own convictions ░░░░░░░░ we saw from Justin ░░░░░░░░ this weekend is not ░░░░░░░░ rejection of Trumpism He ░░░░░░░░ largely done that Frank ░░░░░░░░ through the service in ░░░░░░░░ Congress and he called ░░░░░░░░ a party that continues ░░░░░░░░ celebrate this president He ░░░░░░░░ the Republican s embrace ░░░░░░░░ this president and you ░░░░░░░░ I sent a brief ░░░░░░░░ to Justin saying hey ░░░░░░░░ know it was a ░░░░░░░░ for you and I ░░░░░░░░ you are breathing easier ░░░░░░░░ I think what he ░░░░░░░░ what I did as ░░░░░░░░ which is a bit ░░░░░░░░ that in rejecting Trump ░░░░░░░░ the Republican Party there ░░░░░░░░ also this bit of ░░░░░░░░ of today s partisanship ░░░░░░░░ that is not playing ░░░░░░░░ sides It really isn ░░░░░░░░ In today Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ have a party that ░░░░░░░░ morally and failed to ░░░░░░░░ the Constitution and the ░░░░░░░░ and we do know ░░░░░░░░ the two party system ░░░░░░░░ the entrenchment continues to ░░░░░░░░ at the Founders vision ░░░░░░░░ Cohn that was vigorous ░░░░░░░░ as the former congressman ░░░░░░░░ that Look no look ░░░░░░░░ understand there s a ░░░░░░░░ strain of Republicans I ░░░░░░░░ obviously not a Republican ░░░░░░░░ I don t understand ░░░░░░░░ lot of it just ░░░░░░░░ clarification Sally Kohn not ░░░░░░░░ Republican There is a ░░░░░░░░ vain that we ll ░░░░░░░░ the guy a chance ░░░░░░░░ we ll see this ░░░░░░░░ and we ll even ░░░░░░░░ fine with the party ░░░░░░░░ s leading because we ░░░░░░░░ getting the things we ░░░░░░░░ We are getting packed ░░░░░░░░ with conservatives and tax ░░░░░░░░ for corporations and the ░░░░░░░░ on the backs of ░░░░░░░░ class and poor people ░░░░░░░░ there s a certain ░░░░░░░░ even then all of ░░░░░░░░ I find unconscionable and ░░░░░░░░ s why I m ░░░░░░░░ a Republican but there ░░░░░░░░ a certain point when ░░░░░░░░ do have to say ░░░░░░░░ is enough enough And ░░░░░░░░ you have a president ░░░░░░░░ is tweeting about the ░░░░░░░░ party engaging in constant ░░░░░░░░ calling is lying regularly ░░░░░░░░ attacking the press and ░░░░░░░░ limiting the rights of ░░░░░░░░ press When you have ░░░░░░░░ president who is locking ░░░░░░░░ children in cages and ░░░░░░░░ camps and when you ░░░░░░░░ a president who is ░░░░░░░░ to re write the ░░░░░░░░ and he will do ░░░░░░░░ he wants anyway for ░░░░░░░░ reasons and at a ░░░░░░░░ point even if you ░░░░░░░░ a Republican you have ░░░░░░░░ say okay my conscience ░░░░░░░░ telling me to do ░░░░░░░░ about it Good for ░░░░░░░░ Amash You wrote one ░░░░░░░░ well when you left ░░░░░░░░ party You can t ░░░░░░░░ never Trump and be ░░░░░░░░ Republican and that s ░░░░░░░░ clearest and unequivocal conclusion ░░░░░░░░ which I regrettably arrive ░░░░░░░░ fight for the heart ░░░░░░░░ soul of the Republican ░░░░░░░░ has been lost to ░░░░░░░░ angels and a darker ░░░░░░░░ On this network and ░░░░░░░░ networks there are never ░░░░░░░░ Republicans who sit around ░░░░░░░░ table and talk about ░░░░░░░░ party and talk about ░░░░░░░░ things are and a ░░░░░░░░ of them have not ░░░░░░░░ the Republican Party and ░░░░░░░░ wonder how much thought ░░░░░░░░ re given to why ░░░░░░░░ is If we so ░░░░░░░░ associate the Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ President Trump why have ░░░░░░░░ few people left the ░░░░░░░░ the way you and ░░░░░░░░ Justin Amash has I ░░░░░░░░ so glad you asked ░░░░░░░░ Justin and I come ░░░░░░░░ very different ideological standpoints ░░░░░░░░ thinks the party is ░░░░░░░░ rigid enough and he ░░░░░░░░ a libertarian down the ░░░░░░░░ constitutionalist and I represent ░░░░░░░░ purple state thinking that ░░░░░░░░ is too ridge id ░░░░░░░░ times but on the ░░░░░░░░ issue on how the ░░░░░░░░ has dealt with Trump ░░░░░░░░ have not just tolerated ░░░░░░░░ they have celebrated him ░░░░░░░░ history we get to ░░░░░░░░ the decision making of ░░░░░░░░ political leaders at times ░░░░░░░░ economic crisis and the ░░░░░░░░ crisis and now we ░░░░░░░░ the rise of Donald ░░░░░░░░ and it is fair ░░░░░░░░ judge how the Republican ░░░░░░░░ has embraced him and ░░░░░░░░ him The reason I ░░░░░░░░ the party is I ░░░░░░░░ point to a single ░░░░░░░░ in today s Republican ░░░░░░░░ and think that one ░░░░░░░░ I would associate with ░░░░░░░░ or trust their leadership ░░░░░░░░ decision making I think ░░░░░░░░ Republican Party has been ░░░░░░░░ for a generation I ░░░░░░░░ see returning to a ░░░░░░░░ of Republican voters that ░░░░░░░░ include today s Republican ░░░░░░░░ and be able to ░░░░░░░░ this to the daughter ░░░░░░░░ would question me as ░░░░░░░░ why I left last ░░░░░░░░ It is hard to ░░░░░░░░ that you can be ░░░░░░░░ Trumper and still a ░░░░░░░░ because this fight has ░░░░░░░░ been won and has ░░░░░░░░ celebrated by the victors ░░░░░░░░ Amash s most purely ░░░░░░░░ constitutional conservatives who have ░░░░░░░░ pushed back on these ░░░░░░░░ of failures in ideology ░░░░░░░░ instead as a Freedom ░░░░░░░░ embraced and celebrated this ░░░░░░░░ and congratulations Justin for ░░░░░░░░ enough is enough We ░░░░░░░░ leave it there Former ░░░░░░░░ and former Republican David ░░░░░░░░