Fred Upton, Former G.O.P. Congressman Who Voted to Impeach Trump, Endorses Harris

Former Representative Fred Upton, the Michigan Republican who served three decades in the House and retired in 2022 after voting to impeach former President Donald J. Trump, endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday, becoming the latest G.O.P. figure to cross party lines and vouch for her.

Mr. Upton said in a statement that the former president was “unfit to serve as commander in chief again” and blamed him for the mob attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, “when he directly jeopardized the peaceful transition from one administration to the next.”

Mr. Upton, 71, said he had already cast his ballot for Ms. Harris — the first time in his life he had voted for a Democrat for president — and that he was confident she would work to “bring people together.”

He argued that it was long past time for Republicans to abandon Mr. Trump.



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