News

Nancy Pelosi: “Trump Is Goading Us To Impeach Him” [VIDEO]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) said Tuesday she believes President Donald Trump is giving Democrats increasingly more reasons to remove him from office before the 2020 election.

“Trump is goading us to impeach him,” Pelosi stated at an Inside Congress event sponsored by Cornell University. “That’s what he’s doing. Every single day, he’s just like, taunting, taunting, taunting, because he knows that it would be very divisive in the country, but he doesn’t really care. [He] just wants to solidify his base.”

Pelosi also cited a historical precedent by pointing out that one of the articles of impeachment against Richard Nixon was for ignoring congressional subpoenas. The House speaker’s latest comments contrast sharply with those she made earlier this year, when she said impeaching Trump was “not worth it” unless there was bipartisan support in Congress for this decision because it would simply create more division within the country. 

Several prominent Democrats like Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts), a 2020 presidential candidate, have called for Trump’s impeachment following the revelations from special counsel Robert Mueller‘s full report on the Russia investigation. However, several Republican allies of Trump in Congress and members of the president’s inner circle have dismissed Democrats’ attempts to force Trump out of office as a politically motivated witch hunt.

Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter!

A week of political news in your in-box.
We find the news you need to know, so you don't have to.

SLIDESHOW: TOP DEMOCRATS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IN 2020

Recent surveys and polls show the majority of American voters aren’t in favor of starting impeachment proceedings against Trump despite the findings contained in the unredacted Mueller report.

Given that Republicans still control the Senate, an impeachment of Trump seems unlikely for the foreseeable future.

Trump has continued to hold several rallies across the country in recent weeks as part of his 2020 re-election campaign. In the first quarter of 2019, he raised $30 million for his 2020 bid, significantly more than Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), who led all Democratic presidential candidates in fundraising at that point with $18.2 million.

Pablo Mena

Writer for upolitics.com. NY Giants and Rangers fan. Film and TV enthusiast (especially Harry Potter and The Office) and lover of foreign languages and cultures.

Recent Posts

After Biden Commutes Sentences Of 1,500 People, GOP Critics Call It A Ploy To Deflect From Pardon Of Son Hunter

Last week, President Joe Biden announced that he would pardon 39 people and commute the prison sentences…

1 day ago

GOP Rep. Chip Roy Rants Against His Own Party For Backing Debt-Raising Bill, Trump Calls For A Primary Opponent Against Him

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) condemned his fellow Republican lawmakers during a rant on the House floor after…

2 days ago

VIDEO: Rep Mike Waltz Does 44 Pushups After Army’s 31-13 Loss Against Navy in Annual Football Match

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_kYWlyzuiMk Rep. Mike Waltz did 44 pushups to honor a bet after the Army football…

3 days ago

‘President’ Elon Musk Slammed By Democrats After He Tanks Bipartisan Spending Bill To Avert Shutdown

In a series of X posts on Wednesday, the platform's CEO Elon Musk criticized a bipartisan spending…

3 days ago

Biden Doubts His Legacy As He Hands Over Power To The Man He Called ‘A Threat To Democracy’

"You can't love your country only when you win." President Joe Biden has repeated this phrase to…

4 days ago

Top Democrat On House Ethics Committee, Rep. Susan Wild, Misses Meeting After Report On Matt Gaetz Leaks

Rep. Susan Wild (D-Pennsylvania), the top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee, missed a committee meeting after…

5 days ago