
Rep. Justin AmashJustin AmashRepublicans eye primaries in impeachment vote Michigan GOP lawmaker says he's 'strongly considering' impeachment Newly sworn in Republican House member after Capitol riot: 'I regret not bringing my gun to D.C.' MORE (Mich.), who last week announced that he was leaving the Republican Party, responded to President Trump's criticism, saying on Sunday that representatives are elected to defend the Constitution, not Trump.
"He’s really identified what I talk about in my op-ed. He thinks people owe loyalty to him, but people are elected to Congress with an oath to support and defend the Constitution, not an oath to support and defend one person, the president, who happens to be in your own party," Amash told CNN's Jake TapperJacob (Jake) Paul TapperTapper battles GOP lawmakers over criticism of Afghan vet's Electoral College vote Kelly says Trump can't admit to making mistakes: 'His manhood is at issue here' 'I saw my life flash before my eyes': An oral history of the Capitol attack MORE Sunday on "State of the Union."
“He thinks that people owe loyalty to him, but people are elected to Congress with an oath to support and defend the Constitution." - Rep. Justin Amash responds to President Trump calling him a "loser" for leaving the GOP #CNNSOTU https://t.co/cnryboY2Yp pic.twitter.com/M9k8uXFFmk
— State of the Union (@CNNSotu) July 7, 2019
Trump also called Amash "one of the dumbest and most disloyal men in Congress," and "a total loser."
Amash on Sunday was measured when asked about Trump's remarks, saying "it's what the president does."
"I think most people understand that’s not how people are supposed to talk about other to each other," Amash said.
Amash had previously been the only member of the Republican Party to call for impeachment proceedings to begin against Trump and was one of the president's most vocal critics within his own party.