Trump weighed in on Justin Amash’s announcement that he’s running for president with quite a bit of sarcasm:
“No, I think Amash would make a wonderful candidate, especially since he is way behind in his district and has no chance of maintaining his Congressional seat. He almost always votes for the Do Nothing Dems anyway. I like him even more than Jill Stein!”
No, I think Amash would make a wonderful candidate, especially since he is way behind in his district and has no chance of maintaining his Congressional seat. He almost always votes for the Do Nothing Dems anyway. I like him even more than Jill Stein! https://t.co/V8kutnfvIj
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 29, 2020
Trump is obviously comparing Amash to Jill Stein in hopes that Democrats will vote for him. Because that’s what Democrats and Never Trumpers are saying, that Amash’s run for president would actually help Trump rather than hurt him:
Joe Walsh: Justin Amash’s campaign will help Trump win – The Washington Post https://t.co/fjYKFlrLCd
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) April 29, 2020
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
"According to the poll, Biden beat Trump by 12 percentage points head-to-head, but when Amash was added to the field, his lead dropped to 6 percentage points."https://t.co/6zDvN7JWy1
Third-party candidates help Trump. Sadly, they just do. https://t.co/x222fdsLS3
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) April 29, 2020
And some Democrats are hopping mad about it:
Justin Amash, you slimy opportunistic asshole. The whole country is on fire, Trump's ouster is all that matters, and yet all you care about is using the election to run a financial con on some anti-government loons who will donate to your phantom campaign. You goddamn traitor! https://t.co/KR6nu4DRrl
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) April 29, 2020
Ryan Girdusky suggests this could very well be the case:
A lot of data showed that the Libertarians pulled votes from Clinton in 2016… what's the chances they do the same in 2020? https://t.co/w7pj9ikKLx
— Ryan James Girdusky (@RyanGirdusky) April 29, 2020
Wouldn’t that be terrific? Remember the media loved him when he came out against Trump. Maybe that will translate into an easier Trump victory?