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“When inveterate war hawk Mike Rogers suddenly declares, “The war in Iran needs to end—and end quickly,” you know he’s losing—and losing badly.”
On the record · Updated October 1, 2026
Justin Amash quotes
38 things Justin Amash said, verbatim, from July 24, 2026 to October 1, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the story each one belongs to.
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Justin Amash on The Middle East1
Justin Amash on Foreign policy & the world3
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“Great news. But it’s ridiculous that Trump’s timeline leaves out the fact that he himself was president from 2017 to 2021 and chose not to withdraw from the quagmire he blames on everyone else. Not to mention that he’s gotten the United States into a whole new quagmire in Iran!”
on Trump's timeline for withdrawal from a war, his first term, and Iran
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“Gas is higher because of their efforts! And those efforts were—and are—unlawful! Americans neither asked for nor approved this war in Iran through their representatives in Congress as the Constitution requires.”
on higher gas prices tied to unauthorized US military action in Iran
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“Mike Johnson should resign. He’s been a total failure as the speaker of the House. He completely abdicated Congress’s constitutional responsibility with respect to the Iran war.”
on Speaker Mike Johnson ceding Congress's war powers role in the Iran conflict
Justin Amash on National security & surveillance4
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“Americans are violating the privacy rights of the government’s surveillance devices.”
on citizens tracking government surveillance devices
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“This is lunacy. If he builds it, it should be torn down by the next administration. Stop transforming America into a dystopian police and surveillance state.”
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“The Free Press wants you to know that the surveillance state is actually a great thing because the government is doing it for your own good! (It’s hard to believe this video isn’t satire.)”
on media coverage defending government surveillance as beneficial
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“There is a sickness in this administration. Discounting Americans killed in war—to advance Trump’s fabricated narrative about the conflict—is vile and loathsome.”
on administration's response to war casualties
Justin Amash on Trade & tariffs1
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““Nationalist policies, which always begin by aiming at the ruination of one’s neighbor, must, in the final analysis, lead to the ruination of all.” —Ludwig von Mises”
Justin Amash on Economy, jobs & inflation4
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“I love that this clip ends with the economically illiterate Scott Bessent happily applauding Trump's ridiculous, unrealizable bribe. This would amount to a trillion-dollar-plus redistribution scheme.”
Posted it themselves
“No corporate welfare for the film industry or any industry. This is already bad enough at the state level, and now Trump wants to nationalize the grift.”
on Trump's push for federal subsidies for the film industry
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“A special (targeted) tax break is welfare. I didn’t invent this truth, and neither did Bernie Sanders. This is a basic economic concept that libertarian economists from Bastiat and Mises to Hayek and Hazlitt have long recognized. I have long pushed for lower taxes for everyone, not special breaks. Mathematically, a special break functions precisely like a subsidy. What matters are the results, not the method for benefiting one person at the expense of others. When people like me say, “Don’t pick winners and losers,” we specifically mean that doing so is a form of corporate welfare.”
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“One of the worst things about Trump is that he’s ushering in more corporate welfare, cronyism, and socialism while parading it under the banner of capitalism, so we end up with all the failings of those ideologies but with a generation of young people blaming the market economy.”
Justin Amash on Government spending & shutdowns1
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“The national debt just hit a record $40 trillion. Trump promised to eliminate the debt. Instead, he increased it by more than any U.S. president in history.”
Justin Amash on Tech & AI5
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“I don’t know how we can prevent an AI catastrophe, but I do know that trusting Donald Trump—or any single person—with the fate of humanity is not the answer.”
on concerns about trusting Trump with decisions on AI risk
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“The notion that data centers are an unqualified positive for a community—regardless of the particular circumstances—and that anyone who opposes one just wants to be “backwards and poor,” is not a libertarian sentiment. It is the mindset of a distant central planner.”
on criticism of data center projects being dismissed as anti-progress
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“Communities have many legitimate concerns about data centers. To dismiss millions of Americans as people who just want to be “backwards and poor” shows how out of touch Trump has become.”
Posted it themselves
“Concerns are local, not theoretical, and they differ by community. Land use, energy costs, noise, and even aesthetics can be legitimate issues. So can tax carveouts and deals cut over residents’ heads. There is no national formula that substitutes for the people who live there.”
Posted it themselves
“There should be no special tax breaks for data centers. End the corporate welfare.”
Justin Amash on Campaigns & elections5
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“U.S. politics has become a battle between the Democratic Socialists of America and the Undemocratic Socialists of America.”
on characterizing today's political divide between rival factions
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“Some people have noted Michigan’s party split for president and senator in 2024. In that cycle the margin between the parties was very narrow. One percent made the difference between winning and losing. Don’t expect that outcome this time around. This isn’t a close election.”
on predicting Michigan's upcoming election won't be as close as the 2024 one percent margin
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“Forecasts for Michigan general elections would improve substantially if pundits simply understood that the state has straight-ticket voting and most Michiganders use it.”
on Michigan's straight ticket voting affecting election forecasts
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“Kent County predictably went for El-Sayed by a wide margin. An obvious result to anyone who lives here. As I’ve explained before, the west side of Michigan has been moving left while the east side of Michigan has been moving right. This trend has been going on for a long time.”
on El-Sayed's Kent County win reflecting west Michigan's leftward political shift
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“Most of the TV and social media pundits commenting on the U.S. Senate race in Michigan completely misunderstand Michigan politics and elections.”
Justin Amash on Democracy & voting rights3
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“On this day in 2026, Mike Johnson sent the House home early so members of Congress could evade their legislative responsibilities under the Constitution.”
Posted it themselves
“Oof. Pathetic. Engaging directly with constituents in a potentially contentious and challenging environment—answering for all your actions as a legislator—is one of the most important facets of being a member of Congress, a representative of the people.”
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“Nearly every state that once had straight-ticket voting as a ballot option has wisely eliminated it. When will Michigan do the same? The straight-ticket option disadvantages independent and third-party candidates while propping up many of the worst GOP and Dem partisans.”
on Michigan keeping straight ticket voting that other states dropped
Justin Amash on Corruption & scandal2
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““Paid for by the U.S. Government” A taxpayer-funded propaganda TV spot. This is the most shameless administration of our lifetime.”
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“Pete Hegseth knows a lot about being disgusting and fake. He should be impeached and removed from office.”
Justin Amash on The presidency & national symbols3
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“I would call this the bread and circuses presidency, but it’s mostly just circuses. Anything to distract from Operation Epic Failure and Trump’s other epic failures.”
Posted it themselves
“A president who cares about nobody but himself…”
on Amash's characterization of the president as self-interested
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““a weaker, poorer, more divided, more hateful and intolerant America” That essentially describes Trump’s entire second-term agenda.”
Justin Amash on Free speech & the media6
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“These senators pay lip service to the Constitution but repeatedly work to undermine our American republic. Protect free speech. Oppose KOSA.”
on senators backing KOSA, which he says undermines free speech and the Constitution
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““There’s something wrong with a country that can allow people to write purposely negative stories.” —Donald Trump As I’ve said before, there’s likely never been a president more detached from the core American culture of liberty, individualism, and self-determination than Trump.”
on Trump's comments about negative press coverage
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“Trump’s “fake news” is like Biden’s “misinformation.” In either case, the government can’t suppress it without gutting the First Amendment. Free speech includes the freedom to say false things about public policy. If the First Amendment doesn’t broadly protect lies, it can’t protect truths that officials call lies.”
on Trump's and Biden's efforts to label speech fake news or misinformation
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“Trump thinks the First Amendment “is a threat to our National Security, and must be stopped, NOW!” The right to report news the White House considers “FAKE NEWS” is fundamental to the concept of a free press. There’s no free press when a president can stop you for being “fake.””
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“Trump says: “Media Outlets shouldn't be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES” when covering the government. But what’s fiction or a lie isn’t up to the government in a free country—and must never be decided by the government. That’s why the First Amendment exists!”
on Trump's push to let government define fictional or false media reporting
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“Donald Trump is one of the most anti-American presidents we’ve ever had. He genuinely despises and resents the First Amendment and the fundamental principles of this country.”
on criticism of Trump's attitude toward the First Amendment and press freedom
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