Posted on 11/10/2021 8:58:25 AM PST by Paladin2
Republican Rep. Fred Upton says he has received over 1,000 calls, including multiple death threats, since he voted Friday to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill – a measure he helped write earlier this year.
The calls began when fellow GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, of Georgia, posted Upton's phone number online following the vote. She called him and the other 12 Republicans who voted for the bill "traitors."
An Upton spokesperson said 90% of the calls are coming from outside the congressman's district in southwest Michigan.
One man from South Carolina purportedly left a message in which he said, "I hope you die. I hope everybody in your f---ing family dies."
In response to the threats, the congressman called the current congressional environment "polarized," and "toxic."
Upton, who voted in January to impeach then-President Trump, also called the situation on Capitol Hill "worse than I've ever seen before ... . This is not what our kids and families ought to be seeing."
Upton told the Detroit News that he is opposed to Democrats' larger spending package – known as Build Back Better – and takes issue with the measure and bipartisan infrastructure being politicized as inherently tied to one another.
"I'm against it," he said. "But we're weeks away from seeing how this concludes, I hope it never gets to the finish line. But no longer are they connected, which is one of the arguments that was being used to oppose this."
The congressman, who has been in office since 1987, argued that the time is now to afford a desperately needed facelift to the country's infrastructure.
Michigan would receive about $10 billion in federal funding over the next five years, including $7.3 billion from federal highway programs, and another half billion for bridge replacements and repairs.
There is also money in the bill that will go toward helping to improve the state's water infrastructure, including lead service line replacement.
Yeah well I claim I am getting death threats in mandate to vaccine me with an experimental gene therapy shot. Let’s call it even.
Just claim death threats every time to garner sympathy for any “stance” you take. It’s the latest craze!
“ Upton, who voted in January to impeach then-President Trump, also called the situation on Capitol Hill “worse than I’ve ever seen before ... . This is not what our kids and families ought to be seeing.”
It’s largely because of shits like you, Upton. Wake up, you jerk!
Freddy, don’t you think it’s time that you retired, you know, spent more time with the familia?
Your “work” is done.
UptonIdiot needs to check if his gonads still intact and pull his big boy pants up. Be real, is this idiot actually thinking he could vote for such sh*t and not have anyone go off on him? Idiot confirmed.
In other news Republican Rep. Fred Upton threw away his political career and now tries to play the victim. I’m sure there’s a GOPe “think tank” job for him.
McConnell and McCarthy need to go.
Shouldn’t there be some sort of Upton rule???
Eh, that’s a shame. People shouldn’t do that or something.
Comes with the Job when YOU SCREW UP BIG TIME
Threats are not enough.
The Fred Upton Think Tank…
https://i.etsystatic.com/5265306/r/il/7d6769/1258259405/il_794xN.1258259405_2tp6.jpg
Threats of violence are uncalled for. What is called for a threat to primary him, calls for him to resign, action by Republicans to remove him from all House committee and leadership assignments, and withhold any and all Republican party funding and support, e.g., access to mailing lists. Boot him from the party and from Congress.
Upton’s been in my doghouse since the fool tried to outlaw light bulbs.
I hope someone follows up.
These are the Assistant Democrats that made all of this possible
Dan Sullivan (R-AK) Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) Mike Crapo (R-ID) Roy Blunt (R-MO) Richard Burr (R-NC) Deb Fischer (R-NE) Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Rob Portman (R-OH) Thom Tillis (R-NC) Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Jim Risch (R-ID) Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Bill Cassidy (R-LA) Kevin Cramer (R-ND) Roger Wicker (R-MS) Mitch McConnell (R-KY) John Hoeven (R-ND) Susan Collins (R-ME) Mitt Romney (R-UT)
Plus these Assistant Democrats in the House: Van Drew, Katko, Bacon, YoungAK, Upton, Kinzinger, SmithNJ, Fitzpatrick, Reed, Gabarino, GonzalezOH, McKinley.
They needed GOP help and they got it.
ALL of these people need to be replaced.
It’s largely because of shits like you, Upton. Wake up, you jerk!
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I will support any and all efforts to see this POS defeated and spit on at every opportunity.
Upton, who voted in January to impeach then-President Trump..
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Votes to bailout Brandon *and* impeaches Trump. This guys a real peach.
These creeps need to keep the low-quality drama in their community college theater classes.
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