Rep. Justin AmashJustin AmashOver 1,400 pro athletes, coaches call on Congress to back bill ending qualified immunity House Democrats set to introduce proposed ban on chemical weapons Mark Cuban says he’s decided not to run for president MORE (I-Mich.) defended his decision to run as a third-party candidate in the November election, denying that he would play a “spoiler role” and tip the election toward President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE.
“We don’t know how the additional candidate changes a race. It’s too impossible to figure out. There’s too many calculations involved,” Amash said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
“The most important thing is we have a ballot. If you want to vote for someone, you vote for that person,” Amash added.
“Congress needs to work for the people. The executive branch needs to execute the laws. And right now if you have Donald Trump or Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE as President, those things are not going to happen.” – Libertarian presidential candidate Justin Amash on why he’s entered the race #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/9THJuWSDaC
— State of the Union (@CNNSotu) May 3, 2020
Amash, a former Republican who left the party last year after supporting Trump’s impeachment, announced Tuesday he was launching an exploratory committee to seek the Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination.
On Sunday, he told CNN’s Jake TapperJacob (Jake) Paul TapperCarson says issues over systemic racism are ‘very uncommon now’ Congressional Black Caucus chair says ‘a lot of’ House GOP interest in police reform bill National security adviser blames ‘a few bad apples,’ says there’s not systemic racism in law enforcement MORE he is running to “win this election for the American people.”
ADVERTISEMENT“For too long we’ve had the same system, where these two parties go at each other and Washington is totally dysfunctional. That’s why I left the Republican Party,” Amash said.
“We need someone who is going to come in as president, respect our Constitution, defend our rights and fix our representative system of government so people will actually feel represented at home,” he added.
Amash said as president he would be open to “all the ideas that the legislature might present.”
“The job of the president is to execute the law. I want the legislative process to work. I want people in Congress to actually represent their constituents, and then I’ll make a decision about whether I want to sign a bill or not,” Amash said.
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