{"id":1419913,"date":"2022-04-05T12:16:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T16:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1419913"},"modified":"2022-04-05T12:16:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T16:16:28","slug":"kate-uptons-uncle-to-retire-from-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kate-uptons-uncle-to-retire-from-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Upton\u2019s Uncle To Retire From Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkate-uptons-uncle-to-retire-from-congress%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1419913&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The uncle of America&#8217;s sweetheart Kate Upton announced on Tuesday morning that he is retiring from Congress after more than three decades as a lawmaker.<\/p>\n<p>Fred Upton (R.), the brother of the supermodel&#8217;s father, has been a Michigan congressman since 1987, five years before Kate Upton was born. In 2012, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2012\/02\/covergirl-has-heard-from-uncle-fred-072967\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> his niece was a &#8220;great gal&#8221; and he was &#8220;proud&#8221; of her for being featured on the cover of the legendary <em>Sports Illustrated<\/em> swimsuit edition.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, the congressman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2016\/05\/10\/upton-tour\/84186986\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took<\/a> Kate Upton on a tour of the U.S. Capitol. The tour came just weeks after she got <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/blog\/american-tragedy-kate-upton-engaged\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">engaged<\/a> to baseball player Justin Verlander, who also attended the tour.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-600331\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Kate-Upton-GIF-003.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"341\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The couple&#8217;s next high-profile visit to the nation&#8217;s capital came after Verlander won the World Series, a victory that he <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/culture\/thank-goodness-for-kate-upton-fiance-tells-espn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">credited<\/a> to his supermodel wife. Former president Donald Trump notably <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/culture\/trump-fails-to-mention-kate-upton-during-salute-of-her-husband-at-world-series-celebration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">failed to credit<\/a> Upton for Verlander&#8217;s triumph. Her uncle just years later voted to impeach Trump.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-291151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Kate-Upton-GIF-0058.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"341\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The supermodel is yet to comment on her uncle&#8217;s retirement. She is now a mother, remains America&#8217;s sweetheart, and is mentally in a great place, according to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Ca76d-gJMRU\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The uncle of America&#8217;s sweetheart Kate Upton announced on Tuesday morning that he is retiring from Congress after more than three decades as a lawmaker. 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