Grand Rapids Reporter

U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) was censured by Michigan’s Cass County Republicans, his home district, for crossing party lines to vote in favor of removing U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) from her committee assignments.

Upton, in a series of Tweets, stated his defense.

“Tonight, the Cass County GOP censured me for voting to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from the education committee, and in their resolution they stated that ‘her comments have not been out of line with anyone else's comments.’ Really?” Upton posted on Twitter. “She taunted a Parkland school shooting survivor, argued that California wildfires were started by a Jewish space laser, accused Democratic politicians of running a pedophile ring out of a pizza parlor and questioned whether 9/11 really happened...” he continued.

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene | Twitter

He questioned if Cass Republicans would consider Greene’s behavior as a representation of the GOP values and whether she should be serving on the education committee.

“I served on that committee and met with Columbine school shooting survivors... I have since met with Parkland and Sandy Hook school shooting survivors and heard all of their personal stories. She should not be on the education committee, and Congress was right to remove her, period,” Upton said on Twitter.

The Epoch Times reported that the Cass County GOP stated in its resolution, "We believe Congressman Upton’s vote is a betrayal of his oath of office and core values of the Cass County Republican Party. We believe this vote was not cast in accordance with the voice of the voters of Cass County and against our interest.”