House Republicans in Montana pass resolution supporting the Trump administration
HAILEY SMALLEY | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 months, 2 weeks AGO
Republicans in the Montana House of Representatives carried a resolution supporting Donald Trump’s presidency on Feb. 5.
During the legislation’s third reading, 53 representatives voted in favor while 47 voted against it.
Rep. Braxton Mitchell, R-Columbia Falls, introduced the resolution, and over 50 other lawmakers signed on as co-sponsors, including local representatives Lukas Schubert, R-Evergreen, Steven Kelly, R-Kalispell, Tracy Sharp, R-Polson, Ed Byrne, R-Bigfork, Lyn Bennet, R-Columbia Falls, Amy Regier, R-Kalispell, Terry Falk, R-Kalispell, Matt Regier, R-Kalispell, and Carl Glimm, R-Kila.
During the resolution’s second reading earlier in the week, Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle questioned its language, calling it purposefully incendiary.
In addition to voicing full support for the Trump administration, the resolution referenced former Vice President Kamala Harris and former U.S. Sen. Jon Tester as “far-left radical[s]” and claimed that Montanans have “rejected the Democratic Party and its policies.”
The resolution had its first reading in the Senate on Thursday. It has not yet been scheduled for a vote.
Reporter Hailey Smalley can be reached at [email protected].
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