Trump Impeachment sign at 2018 Women’s March
Discussions about the possibility of impeaching Donald Trump are gaining popularity in numerous circles. First, Trump himself is talking about his potential impeachment, warning that “the market would crash” if he were impeached. Apparently, Republicans must continually instill fear in their supporters to get them to the polls. Likewise, Republicans such as House Speaker Paul Ryan warned supporters that, if the Democrats win back the majority in the House of Representatives this November, “you’ll have gridlock, you’ll have subpoenas.” In response to reports of Ryan warning that Democrats would hold Trump accountable, Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi tweeted:
Yes Paul, we will. https://t.co/R5bWMnggr4
— Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) August 23, 2018
Discussions about impeaching Donald Trump can also be seen and heard in the media. Just this week, The Hill cited a new poll which found that 44 percent of Americans would like Congress to begin impeachment proceedings against Trump. The figure for Democratic respondents was much higher, 79 percent, suggesting that certain Democratic House candidates who run in this November’s midterm elections on impeaching Trump likely would have plenty of support among their base.
The Democrats, however, have been somewhat cagey about Trump impeachment talk. Most of them are not coming out and saying explicitly that they would impeach Trump if they regain the majority in Congress after the midterm elections. The concern may be that such overt impeachment talk could scare more Republican voters to come out to the polls in November. However, like Pelosi, other Democrats are using language, such as “hold Trump accountable” or “continue the Mueller investigation” which could be considered a clear implication that, in a Democratic-majority House of Representatives, impeachment of Donald Trump will be “on the table.”
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