Republican Congressman Peter Meijer of Michigan was one of only nine GOP freshmen who voted to uphold the November 3 election results. He told CNBC’s “The News with Shepard Smith” that his life could now be in danger as a result.
“We realize that it was a vote that jeopardized our security and going forward, I expect there will probably be more political violence,” Meijer said. “So my expectation and the expectation of some people I talk to and who our conscience wants to vote on this, there will be people who try to kill us, and that’s what we have to struggle with every day.”
Meijer added that the threat of violence, in turn, forced some of his Republican colleagues to intimidate into voting for the Trump administration. Meijer writes in an opinion that a fellow lawmaker is only objecting to the election of President Joe Biden because they are afraid that President Trump’s supporters will come to his or her family.
“That was what the weight of the colleague had in mind, and the last thing that individual said to me was worrying about the safety of the individual’s family if that person would vote to confirm the election,” Meijer said. said. “This is where the rhetoric has brought us. This is the degree of fear that has been created.”
The House of Representatives is now on the verge of accusing Trump of an unprecedented second time. House Democrats have filed an indictment accusing Trump of inciting the insurgent mob that stormed the Capitol last week. It left five people dead, including a police officer.
The article claims that Trump “demonstrated that he would remain a threat to national security, democracy and the Constitution if he were allowed to remain in office.” The vote on the indictment is scheduled for Wednesday. Meijer said he is strongly considering voting to accuse Trump.
“I have had colleagues who object to the timing and their concerns about the process, and have expressed concerns about the reception,” Meijer explained to host Shepard Smith. “I have never heard anyone express concern about merit, and I believe the president’s actions last Wednesday disqualified him and left him unfit.”
Sources said minority leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) told a Republican House of Representatives conference that President Trump was responsible for the deadly riot. Meijer said the future of the IDP hangs in the balance. He added that the Republican Party should lie to the lie that November 3 was a big victory for Trump, and that many Republican voters were deceived by those in power.
“Instead of telling the people of America and their supporters what they need to hear, we have had too many politicians telling them what they want to hear,” Meijer said. “That reactive leadership will never make the Republican Party a party that is trusted to govern in this country again, and we must correct that.”