Florida Rep. Francis Rooney, one of the few Republicans openly weighing whether to impeach Pres. Trump, said he will not run for reelection.
Florida Rep. Francis Rooney, one of the few Republicans openly weighing whether to impeach President Donald Trump, said Saturday he will not run for reelection.
"I just don't think that the power and prestige of our country is supposed to be used for political things," he said in an AP interview. He also said he was still thinking about whether he believed Trump's conduct was impeachable. On Friday night, Trump tweeted,"REPUBLICANS MUST STICK TOGETHER AND FIGHT!" That tweet was accompanied by a video targeting Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, who has been critical of Trump's handling of Turkey's assault on Syrian Kurds.
A year ago, at a presidential rally in Estero, Trump praised Rooney as"a man who's so great to me on television. This guy is special. He was a great businessman. Now he's a great congressman, Francis Rooney."
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