Justin Amash launches presidential exploratory committee

After months of speculation, Rep. Justin Amash (I-Grand Rapids) announced Tuesday night that he launched an exploratory committee to seek the Libertarian Party's nomination for president.

The congressman made the announcement on Twitter.

"Today, I launched an exploratory committee to seek the @LPNational’s nomination for president of the United States. Americans are ready for practical approaches based in humility and trust of the people," he said, tagging the Libertarian Party.

Amash said two weeks ago that he had put his congressional campaign on pause to consider running for president. Since then, the congressman said he took time to talk with family and friends about what a run for the White House could look like.

"I came to the realization that the country needs someone who was honest and principled, and what we were getting out of Washington wasn't cutting it," Amash said. "We have two parties that are always fighting each other. There's partisan bickering about everything. And we really need practical approaches based in humility and we don't have that right now in Washington."

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Woohoo! Amash 2020! Let's get someone into office who's not taking corporate paychecks.