Jacob Ogles
Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum on Saturday called for Congress to impeach President Donald Trump.
“Congress has a constitutional obligation to be a check & balance,” Gillum tweeted on Saturday.
“Now is not the time to relinquish that responsibility. It is time to exercise it.”
The former Tallahassee Mayor called for action two days after the release of a full, redacted report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
The comments also follow up on remarks made Gillum Friday evening on CNN, when he told host Chris Cuomo Democrats should not make political calculations about impeachment.
“Donald Trump is not a threat just for the next two years and beyond,” Gillum said. “Donald Trump is a threat to democracy.”
But notably, top Gillum advisor Kevin Cate suggested supporting impeachment made for good politics. Cate praised presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren, Julian Castro and Pete Buttigieg for urging impeachment proceedings.
“Clearly, @ewarren, @JulianCastro, & @PeteButtigieg are running to win,” Cate tweeted.
“The presidential candidates unwilling to acknowledge @realDonaldTrump needs to be impeached after reading the #MuellerReport may not realize they are in a Democratic primary. I suspect they’ll come around.”
Gillum affirms he thinks Democrats can hold Trump accountable and defeat him politically.
“We can impeach @realDonaldTrump. We can beat @realDonaldTrump. In that order,” Gillum tweeted.
Of course, Saturday was not the first time Gillum called for Trump’s impeachment. Early during his run for Governor, Gillum called for the President’s removal.
“The Donald Trump presidency shouldn’t even make it through 2018,” he said in a December 2017 campaign video. “Donald Trump should be impeached now.”
The video accuses of obstruction of justice against the President, noting a high-profile instance that Meuller ultimately investigated and detailed.
Those included Trump firing FBI director James Comey after asking him not to investigate former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. The Mueller report found a substantial reason to believe Comey’s account over Trump’s denial.
Gillum launched a petition drive in December 2017 calling for Trump’s impeachment. The website used, ImpeachPresidentTrumpToday.com, is no longer up but as of Aug. 28 had 3,933 signatures.
That’s the day Gillum won the Democratic nomination for Governor.
4 comments
Richard Nascak
April 20, 2019 at 5:50 pm
“Donald Trump is not a threat just for the next two years and beyond,” Gillum said. “Donald Trump is a threat to democracy.”
We do not, nor ever had, a democracy. Democracy is mob rule. We have a constitutional republic.
Seber Newsome III
April 21, 2019 at 9:39 am
First of all, Gillum is a racist and second of all he is a Socialist, a puppet of George Soros. Florida is very lucky that he did not become Governor and now he is trying to get back in the spotlight. Go away Gillum, how about to Cuba.
Rudy
April 21, 2019 at 10:39 am
He won’t go to Cuba, he can’t spew his lies and ludicrous blasphemy over there.
Because Cuba is a Marxist Communist Country and there’s no 1st Amendment!
You’re right he is a racist, and condescending!
Mary
April 21, 2019 at 6:49 pm
Andrew Gillum goes on trial this week for his dishonesty while sitting as a City Commissioner and Mayor. He was the one that needed to be ousted long ago and his shenanigans are finally catching up with him. Why doesn’t this reporter report on that story – the twists and turns are many. Andrew needs to quit pointing fingers and look in the mirror. He is trying so hard to be relevant and be in the spotlight. Soon he will be in the news ….. but not with the story he wants.
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