Eyewitness BUSTS Politico sensationalizing story on Rep. Justin Amash missing his first vote

A reporter for Independent Journal Review is calling into question a Politico story from Friday where it’s alleged that Rep. Justin Amash “broke down in tears after missing his first vote since arriving in Congress in 2011”:

.@justinamash broke down in tears after missing his first vote since arriving in Congress in 2011 https://t.co/FQ39cT2E3D pic.twitter.com/V1UiXc9JGF

— POLITICO (@politico) March 10, 2017

Not so says Haley Byrd, the Independent Journal Review who was an eyewitness to the missed vote:

https://twitter.com/byrdinator/status/840286484565487617

Byrd added:

https://twitter.com/byrdinator/status/840293000408375297

After missing the vote, Amash tweeted his constituents in the 3rd district an apology:

#MI03, I'm sorry.

— Justin Amash (@justinamash) March 10, 2017

See how easy an apology is Politico? Your turn.

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