Fred Upton Out!

The Michigan shuffle.

One of the lawmakers who voted to impeach Washed Up 45 after the Jan. 6 attack will not seek reelection.

Rep. Karen Upton (R-MI) became the latest Republican to call it quits. He could either be facing a serious contender from the far right or he just is getting tired of QAnon leader Karen McCarthy giving too much credence to the Freedumb Caucus members.

Regardless, Washed Up 45 is pleased that another Republican who went against him is gone. He made his statements to retire on the House floor Tuesday.

He is now the 16th Republican to retire or seek another office ahead of the 2022 midterms, compared with 31 Democrats.

Michigan lost a congressional seat after the 2020 census, and under new redistricting maps, Upton would have faced Rep. Karen Huizenga (R-MI) in a member vs. member primary, had he run for re-election.

"Hopefully civility and bipartisanship versus discord can rule, not rue, the day," Upton added.

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) praised Upton on the House floor shortly after his announcement. 

"His retiring is a loss for this country and especially the people of Michigan," Dingell said.

Upton is considered conservative but workable which means he had voted for bipartisan laws.

Upton voted for the Build Back Better bill and supported the Washed Up 45 tax cuts. He refuses to support raising taxes on billionaires and he is one of the many members who refuse to support the continuation of coronavirus funding.