Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, an Ohio Republican who is about to retire, warned that he and many others thought it was a threat from the former president Donald Trump in a CNN Interview on Friday.
Gonzalez voted with 10 other houses Republicans Trump impeached Trump in January, Announced in September He will not seek re-election. The Republican congressman could have confronted a pro-Trump candidate in the Republican primary in his state, and it seems unlikely to win.
In an interview with the news media, the congressman explained that he thought the attack on the U.S. Capitol by a group of pro-Trump supporters on January 6 was too much. He warned that the future of the United States was up in the air.
“January 6 is a boundary that cannot be crossed. January 6 is an unconstitutional attempt led by the President of the United States to overthrow the U.S. election and illegally regain power. That is a fallen national territory. It is a third world country. “My family I left Cuba to avoid this fate. I won’t let it happen here,” Gonzalez explained.
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The representative of Ohio said that he entered politics because his family came from Cuba, and he described Cuba as “a country that has fallen.”
Gonzalez said: “We come from a failed country. When the rule of law is abolished, when a strong man is allowed to dominate, and democratic norms no longer exist, we will see what happens.”
Republican congressman pointed out that he strongly opposes most of the president Joe BidenAgenda.However, he thinks Trump’s influence on the United States is much worse
Gonzalez said: “The country can survive a round of bad policies. The country cannot survive the burning of the constitution. This is one thing this country cannot survive.”
When Gonzalez announced his decision not to seek re-election in September, he lashed out at “toxic developments” within the Republican Party.
“Although I hope to build a more fulfilling family life is the core of my decision, the current state of our politics, especially the many harmful developments in our party, is also an important factor in my decision,” he said at the time.
Trump issued a statement after the announcement in September, lashing out at Gonzalez.
“RINO Congressman Anthony Gonzalez performed poorly when representing his electoral district in Ohio. After experiencing a huge loss of popularity that he barely had, he decided to withdraw because of his uninformed and very stupid impeachment vote against the current US president. , Me,” the former president said at the time.
“RINO” is an acronym that means “Nominal Republican Party.”
Two of the 10 House Republicans who supported Trump’s impeachment after the January 6 attacks announced that they would not seek re-election. Except for Gonzalez, Outspoken Trump critics represent Adam Kinsinger Illinois Confirmed at the end of last month He will not be re-elected.
“I also remember that time [first congressional] The campaign says if I think it’s time to leave Congress, I will, now is the time,” Kinsinger said in a video announcing his decision on October 29.
The eight other House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump in January include Rep. Fred Upton of Michigan. Liz Cheney Tom Rice in Wyoming, Dan Newhouse in Washington, Jamie Herrera Bottler in Washington, Peter Major in Michigan, John Catco David Waldau in New York and California.
Weekly newspaper Trump’s press office was contacted for comment, but no response was received immediately.
