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Paul Mitchell, a Republican congressman in Michigan, announced that he left the party due to “disgust” at Trump’s attempts to reverse the election results.
Rep. Paul Michell said on December 14 that he was “displeased and disappointed” with the actions of US President Donald Trump, and asked the House Clerk to change his partisan stance to “independent.” Michell also informed Republican leaders that he would stop participating and affiliating with Republicans at the national and state levels.
“Republicans have to defend democracy and the Constitution first, not by impeachment. Not to protect candidates. Not by political power. That’s what I feel and that was enough,” he added.
Rep. Paul Mitchell in Washington in 2018. Photo: CNN.
Mitchell, who will retire at the end of this session of the US Congress, expressed concern that Republican leaders participating in the House of Representatives who try to reverse the presidential elections could “cause lasting damage.” American democracy “.
“Everyone who does politics must be willing to accept victory and lose beautifully. I have won, lost. Losing is painful, but if you are not willing to accept it, you should not do politics. This country needs an attitude.” We lose a lot, but unfortunately we do not see as much as we expected, “he wrote in his letter to the Republican leader.
All 126 Republicans in the House of Representatives, including the top leader, signed a lawsuit last week that the Texas Attorney General tried to file with the Supreme Court to block votes in four states that Biden won, including Georgia. Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. The lawsuit was criticized by legal experts and dismissed by the Supreme Court.
Mitchell is one of the richest members of the United States Congress with a fortune of $ 37.7 million. He is also a member of the Republican Inquiry Committee, elected to the House of Representatives in 2016. He voted for Trump in this year’s and 2016 elections.
Hong Hanh (According to the CNN)
