Trump slammed by lawmakers after he called impeachment inquiry a 'lynching'

Posted on AllSides October 22nd, 2019
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President Donald Trump compared the impeachment inquiry against him to "a lynching" on Tuesday, drawing condemnation for comparing a congressional process to vigilante murders aimed mostly at black Americans.

"All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here - a lynching. But we will WIN!" Trump tweeted.

African-American lawmakers took particular offense at the post.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" tweeted Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill. "Do you know how many people who look like me have been lynched, since the inception of this country, by people who look...

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