Rep. Justin Amash Justin AmashInternal Democratic poll shows tight race in contest to replace Amash Centrist Democrats 'strongly considering' discharge petition on GOP PPP bill On The Trail: How Nancy Pelosi could improbably become president MORE (R-Mich.) issued a harsh rebuke of President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE’s press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying that he thinks “something is not right” with the situation.

Amash, a frequent critic of Trump, said in a series of tweets that while he was a strong supporter of Trump and Putin meeting, he thinks the summit “did just the opposite” of bringing the two nations closer.

“The impression it left on me, a strong supporter of the meeting, is that ‘something is not right here,’” Amash tweeted. “The president went out of his way to appear subordinate. He spoke more like the head of a vassal state.”

The impression it left on me, a strong supporter of the meeting, is that “something is not right here.” The president went out of his way to appear subordinate. He spoke more like the head of a vassal state. — Justin Amash (@justinamash) July 19, 2018

"Perhaps it was just the president showing insecurity, once again, over the legitimacy of his election," he added. "Perhaps it was a sign of a more troubling entanglement with Putin. Whatever the case, the press conference was counterproductive to the goal of improving relations."

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Trump is facing major backlash over Monday’s summit, in particular his comment during the joint press conference that he didn’t see any reason why Russia would have been behind interference in the U.S. election. Trump later clarified that he misspoke and meant he didn't see any reason why Russia "wouldn't" be behind the meddling.

Amash also hit Trump for attempting to walk back his remarks.

“Oddly, it took him more than a day to do so,” Amash said. “One wonders why the White House didn’t act more quickly if it were simply a misstatement.”

Amash's comments follow critics who have suggested that Trump’s performance indicated that Putin has compromising information on the US president. The theory has been floated throughout Trump's presidency.

In his Twitter thread, Amash also called on his fellow libertarians to refrain from “pushing demagoguery and tribalism” by saying that critics of the Trump-Putin conference are against diplomacy.

“To suggest that anyone critical of the president’s conduct opposes diplomacy is to employ a strawman argument,” the lawmaker wrote. “It’s virtue signaling, not libertarianism.”