Congressman Francis Rooney, a rare Republican supporter of the impeachment of Trump, vowed to retire because he had "completed the task".

Rooney told reporters on October 18 that he was leaving the possibility of supporting impeachment at Trump at the call of the House of Representatives-led House Democrats. The MP stated he wanted to get the facts and do the right thing, because "I will see my children longer than anyone in the parliament building," Rooney explained.

However, one day later, Rooney announced that he would not run for re-election and would retire soon. "I did what I had to do," the lawmaker said, explaining that he ran for Congress in 2016 to help pass legislation banning the Everglades oil and gas exploration project off Florida to protect the state. .

"At first I thought it would only be possible to reach the goal after three terms, but eventually managed to do it in less than two terms," Rooney said. "I want to be an example of term limits," he said, adding that he was tired of dedicating himself to the United States, but was unable to solve the problems it needed to solve.

Asked if other Republican parliamentarians are considering supporting the impeachment of the President, Rooney thinks there are people who care a lot about what happened and may think about it later. comments on Syria, as well as the statement of White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney at a press conference on October 17.

Rooney said that some Republicans may fear being rebuked by the party if they are skeptical about President Donald Trump. "That may be the end for me ... depending on the situation. But I will not continue that work."

Rooney was elected to the US House of Representatives in 2016, having served as a US representative at the Vatican from 2005 to 2008 under former President George Walker Bush. Many Republican congressmen have asked for retirement since the Democratic Party took control of the House of Representatives in mid-2018.