President Trump Compares Impeachment Inquiry To 'Lynching'

Donald Trump referred to impeachment proceedings against him as a “lynching” in a Tuesday morning tweet, sparking condemnation for using such a racially charged word to describe his political predicament.

“So some day,” the president wrote, “if a Democrat becomes president and the Republicans win the House, even by a tiny margin, they can impeach the president, without due process or fairness or any legal rights. All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here – a lynching. But we will WIN!”

The tweet fit with Trump’s history of racist...

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...