Justin Amash announces he will not run for president

By Anthony Leonardi

Published May 16, 2020 5:59pm ET

Justin Amash announces he will not run for president — FILE - In this June 12, 2019 file photo, Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., listens to debate as the House Oversight and Reform Committee considers whether to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt for failing to turn over subpoenaed documents related to the Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Amash, the only Republican in Congress to support the impeachment of President Donald Trump, said Thursday, July 3 he is leaving the GOP because he has become disenchanted with partisan politics and "frightened by what I see from it." | (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Michigan Rep. Justin Amash announced he will not be running for president.

On Saturday afternoon, Amash wrote in a tweet thread that he will not be seeking the Libertarian Party’s nomination for president despite announcing an exploratory committee earlier this year.

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