Rep. Anthony Gonzalez: ‘The cold truth is Donald Trump took us into a ditch on January 6’

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By Daniella Diaz, CNN

Rep. Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio, a House Republican who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial last year, repeatedly lashed out at Trump in an extensive sit-down interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper.

“The cold and hard truth is Donald Trump took us into a ditch on Jan. 6. The former president lied to us. He lied to each and every one of us and in doing so he (Republicans) paid the House, Senate and White House, “Gonzalez told” State of the Union. “

He added: “I see, fundamentally, someone who shouldn’t be holding office again because of what he did on January 6. But I also see someone who is a huge political loser. And I don’t know why that follows. of whoever wants to win future elections. I’m just, like, I don’t get it ethical. I certainly don’t understand it in politics. None of them make sense. “

Gonzalez, who was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump, announced in September that he would not run for re-election in 2022.

Trump campaigned against Gonzalez in June, rallying for main opponent Max Miller, a former Trump aide.

Gonzalez told Tapper that he would not support Trump if he ran again as president in 2024 and instead he would support a major opponent or third party candidate instead of Trump or a Democrat.

“If he is the nominee again in ’24, I will do everything I can to make sure he doesn’t win. Now I don’t vote for Democrats, but if that’s finding a viable third party or if that’s trying to beat him in the primaries, whatever it is, that’s where I’m going to spend my time, “he said.” January 6 is the line that cannot be crossed. “

This story has been updated.

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