This Democratic Presidential Candidate Says Not To Impeach Trump, Do This Instead
Surprisingly, Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard is not locking arms with her constituents this week as they are expected to gather to move to impeach the President to the next phase.
During an interview with Greta Van Susteren’s new show “Full Court Press”, Greta asked the presidential hopeful on whether or not she supports voting on impeachment proceedings against President Trump.
Greta asked, “Congress is coming back this week and the House Judiciary Committee is planning on voting on an expanded impeachment inquiry. Do you support this?”
Gabbard easily said, “I don’t. You know, I think it’s important for us to think about what is in the best interest of the country and the American people, and continuing to pursue impeachment is something that I think will only further … tear our country apart.”
“Make no bones about it: We need to defeat Donald Trump,” she continued. “But, I think it’s important for our country’s sake and our future that the voters in this country are the ones who do that, and I believe we will.”
According to The Daily Wire,
In April, the House voted to kill a measure seeking to impeach Trump by a margin of 332-95. It was the first vote on such a measure since Democrats won over the House.
Gabbard’s remarks, however, come as she’s seemingly fighting in her own battle against the Democratic Party establishment. The presidential hopeful criticized the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in August after she failed to qualify for the upcoming primary debate.
In order to qualify, candidates must have raised campaign donations from at least 130,000 unique donors and received at least 2% of the vote in four or more DNC-approved polls. While Gabbard was quick to meet the fundraising threshold, she fell two polls short of qualifying.
This places Gabbard in the minority of Democrats, especially in the House of Representatives where the great majority of Democrats support moving forward with a vote on impeachment proceedings. Her lack of support may hurt her chances of winning the nomination, but she’s unlikely to get it anyway.
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