NEW: GOP congressman Francis Rooney appears to announce retirement after criticizing Trump
Rep. Francis Rooney , who was the first House Republican express openness to voting to impeach President Donald Trump, announced his retirement on Saturday.
“This is kind of a frustrating job for me. I come from a world of action, decisions, putting your money down, and seeing what happens,” said Rooney, who was a successful businessman before coming to Congress in 2017. “This is a world of a talk. It’s very difficult for me to just stand up and talk.” Story continuesRooney also said he was “still thinking about” whether Trump’s actions amounted to an impeachable offense.
Florida House Majority Leader Dane Eagle, a Republican who has represented the region in the statehouse since 2012, said he is mulling a run. The region is home to some of the wealthiest people in the nation, which can change the political calculus. Clawson and Rooney both financed their own races, elbowing aside candidates considered more a part of Florida’s political establishment.
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