Trump Calls for Biden's Impeachment
Summary from the AllSides News Team
On Sunday, former President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that House Republicans should move forward with an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
The Details: Trump is accusing Biden of withholding aid to Ukraine, accepting bribes, and paying people off to protect his son Hunter, based on the House's continued investigations of Hunter Biden's foreign business dealings. Some House Republicans are eager to move forward and begin an impeachment inquiry. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) hasn't outlined a timeline for the process, but has called an impeachment inquiry a "natural step forward."
Key Quote: "The Republicans in Congress, though well-meaning, keep talking about an Impeachment 'Inquiry' on Crooked Joe Biden. Look, the guy got bribed, he paid people off, and he wouldn't give One Billion Dollars to Ukraine unless they 'got rid of the Prosecutor'," Trump posted.
For Context: McCarthy is pushing for a short-term spending bill to keep the federal government open beyond September. This approach could ensure that investigations into Hunter Biden, which may develop into investigations of President Biden. However, the Democrat-controlled Senate is unlikely to remove Biden from office, even if the Republican-led House of Representatives votes to impeach him. Trump was impeached twice by the House during his presidency and was acquitted by the Senate both times.
How the Media Covered it: Sources across the political spectrum covered Trump's post, with some left-rated sources describing Trump's "flurry of messages."
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Trump Tells Congressional Republicans Either Impeach ‘The BUM’ Biden Or ‘Fade Into Oblivion’
Former President Donald Trump angrily urged Republicans in Congress to impeach President Joe Biden on Sunday, as he expressed annoyance at House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) comments from earlier in the day about a likely impeachment inquiry into the president.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote that while “well meaning” Republicans in Congress “keep talking about an Impeachment ‘Inquiry’ on Crooked Joe Biden,” he wants them to get on with the process.
Without providing evidence, Trump accused the president of accepting bribes, paying people off and withholding aid...
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‘THEY DID IT TO US!’ Trump Loses It On GOP For Not Impeaching Biden Yet in Truth Social Fury: ‘IMPEACH the BUM or Fade into OBLIVION!’
Donald Trump flew into a fury that built up over the course of a paragraph posted on his Truth Social app Sunday night, over Republicans in the House talking about an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden but not having actually impeached “the bum” yet.
The post was sent in Trump’s Sunday evening flurry of messages and dozens of reposts from other people talking about him, and it started out with lower case thoughts about the Republicans in the House and Senate being “well meaning.”
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From the Right
Trump to GOP: 'Impeach the Bum or Fade Into Oblivion'
In a Sunday post on Truth Social, Donald Trump called on House Republicans to commence an impeachment inquiry, accusing President Joe Biden of engaging in corrupt activities.
"The Republicans in Congress, though well-meaning, keep talking about an Impeachment 'Inquiry' on Crooked Joe Biden. Look, the guy got bribed, he paid people off, and he wouldn't give One Billion Dollars to Ukraine unless they 'got rid of the Prosecutor.' Biden is a Stone-Cold Crook.
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