Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) can probably relate to singer Taylor Swift’s hijacked speech at the 2009 VMAs, after Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas) popped in unannounced to Amash’s talk on Thursday night.
The Michigan Republican spoke at the Millennial Madness, the CPAC party hosted by Red Alert Politics and Generation Opportunity. But his speech on the importance of the youth vote and the House Liberty Caucus was cut short by Perry’s unexpected entrance and off-the-cuff remarks.
Amash didn’t seem fazed, however, snapping a photo of Perry on his phone and tweeting jokingly about the Governor crashing his talk.
.@GovernorPerry crashed my event w/ @GenOpp & @RedAlert. #CPAC2014 #MillMadness pic.twitter.com/ug63SZ3kxV
— Justin Amash (@repjustinamash) March 7, 2014
Guests of the party also seemed pleased by the party-crashing politician, tweeting photos and wisecracking about Perry’s Kanye West moment.
“Hey @repjustinamash, you’re cool, and Imma let you finish…” –@GovernorPerry #RedAlert
— James Christophersen (@ChristophersenJ) March 7, 2014
All you need to know about last night is that I ran into @repjustinamash and offered him a free drink ticket. He declined. #cpac2014
— Daniel Surman (@DanielSurman) March 7, 2014
I think it is pretty awesome that my Governor crashed my favorite Congressman’s event. @GovernorPerry @repjustinamash
— Nicole J Pearce (@nicolejpearce) March 7, 2014
Shortly after Amash and Perry left, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) made an appearance. Paul, who had lost his voice, didn’t speak to the crowd of Millennial attendees, but was more than happy to pose for photos.
Pic with @SenRandPaul last night at @RedAlert #MillMadness event #CPAC2014 #tcot pic.twitter.com/tgxBiWQRV7
— Ashley Pratte (@AshPratte) March 7, 2014
