Michigan Rep. [crscore]Justin Amash[/crscore] tweeted Thursday that Florida Sen. [crscore]Marco Rubio[/crscore] “represents just about everything that is wrong with the Republican Party.”
The Republican congressman, who was one of the nine original founders of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, has a history of critical remarks about the presidential hopeful. During the Fox Business Channel debate, Amash once again let his thoughts about Rubio be known via Twitter.
.@marcorubio represents just about everything that is wrong with the Republican Party.
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) January 15, 2016
The presidential candidate who claims to represent the Republican Party of tomorrow consistently advocates the positions of 15 years ago.
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) January 15, 2016
To be clear, several presidential candidates regularly spout jingoistic, anti-liberty positions. Don't reflect views of most Rs at home.
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) January 15, 2016
When a reporter from Yahoo! News retweeted Amash’s comment, the Michigan congressman replied he was only speaking for himself, not the House Freedom Caucus.
@meredithshiner I'm speaking for myself, not HFC.
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) January 15, 2016
Earlier in the day, Amash tweeted his support for Kentucky Sen. [crscore]Rand Paul[/crscore], who boycotted the debate rather than participate in the earlier session for candidates lower in the polls.
Thank you, @RandPaul, for standing up for all Americans. I'm proud to #StandWithRand in defense of liberty and the Constitution. #RandRally
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) January 15, 2016
@esimons624 Thanks!
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) January 15, 2016
Amash then expressed seeming disgust for the “phony” politeness between candidates.
Nothing more phony/politiciany than when candidates pretend they like each other, then don't like each other, then like each other again.
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) January 15, 2016