Renzo Downey
Impeaching Donald Trump will cost Democrats the House and the presidency, Eric Trump said Wednesday.
In a phone call with reporters, the president’s son highlighted polls showing increasing support for his father. He also pointed to supporters who come to see his father when he visits his new home state, Florida, which he won in 2016 by 1.2 percentage points.
For House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democrats, impeachment is the “Hail Mary” option, Trump said.
“The Democrats know they cannot win, which is exactly why they’re doing this,” Trump said. “If they thought they could win, they would try to beat him at the polls in 11 months.”
A USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll released Monday found the president leading former Vice President Joe Biden; Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders; Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren; South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg; and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg nationally.
Democratic Congressmen and women in 29 Trump-won districts have said they support impeachment ahead of the vote expected tonight in the House. The two remaining Democrats in Trump-won districts, Reps. Collin Peterson of Minnesota and Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey — who is reportedly switching parties — will vote no.
“You watch what happens in those 29 districts. I actually think it allows us to take back the House personally.”
And although none of the 31 districts are in Florida, the campaign intends to target vulnerable representatives in the state. Trump issued a warning to Floridians voting yes:
“We have tremendous support in Florida, we have tremendous love and support, and I’m telling you, it’s going to come back and bite so many of these people.”
During a recent phone drive, the campaign raised $8.1 million in three hours, including from 600,000 first-time donors, Trump said.
“We are raising more money right now than what we know what to do with off of this impeachment nonsense,” Trump said. “It’s absolute nonsense, and people are coming out of the woodwork to contribute who’ve never contributed before.”
Last month, the president held his “homecoming” rally in Sunrise, his first since changing his residence to the Sunshine State. The campaign expects to make frequent stops in the important battleground state between now and the election.
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No More Republicans !
December 19, 2019 at 10:19 am
If this country has more ignorant voters than intelligent voters, Trump #3 could be right. We’ll see. The voters’ choice will be between continued governance by a crazed crime family and its goombahs or governance by qualified and capable Democrats.
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