President Donald Trump drew a fierce backlash on Sunday after lashing out at Democrats for considering impeachment proceedings against him following the special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.
The possibility of impeachment gained new urgency after the release of Mueller’s redacted report on Thursday. Though the special counsel’s team concluded there was no conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia, it also outlined in vivid detail ways in which Trump had possibly sought to interfere with the investigation, raising questions over whether he obstructed justice.
Mueller himself declined to draw a conclusion one way or the other on that matter. But the open-ended nature of that section of the report has led to renewed calls by congressional Democrats to look into whether Trump should be impeached.
“How do you impeach a Republican President for a crime that was committed by the Democrats? MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Trump tweeted shortly after arriving in Washington following an Easter Sunday spent at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.
Trump’s tweet came after several Democratic leaders in Congress made clear on Sunday that the possibility of impeachment was still on the table, despite opposition from Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and others.
Trump’s comment was met with a fierce backlash online. Read some of the highlights below.
How do you impeach a Republican President for a crime that was committed by the Democrats? MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 21, 2019
You don’t. You impeach a Republican President for a crime that he committed.
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) April 21, 2019
Gee, that’s weird.
Your assbat, Rudy Giuliani, was just saying today that getting info from Russia was NOT a crime.
Can you two buffoons at least get your crime lies straight?
— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) April 21, 2019
You are done! Just step down! The whole world will thank you
— Ja Rell Jones (@RellJa) April 22, 2019
— Tracy P (@SurfinPirate) April 21, 2019
You really need to read the Mueller Report. I can think of 10 different reasons why Donald J. Trump should be impeached & removed from office.
— Andrew Goss ✊USAF✊ (@Goss30Goss) April 22, 2019
Even on Easter you choose to lie and belittle people! You have ZERO integrity! I’m embarrassed of you and for you! You are an embarrassment to the Office of the President of the United States! Disgusting, dishonest, disgraceful and disheartening!
— Donna Pascalis (@DonnaMarie1958) April 21, 2019
Past your bedtime! Lights out on the Psych unit at 8PM or you get the jacket!
— Lynne-Unglamorously Redacted (@DivineMsPinky) April 22, 2019
Really? They’re the ones who lied and obstructed justice? Oh my God, you are an idiot.
— LC in ATL (@l_ortiz_terrado) April 22, 2019
You don’t comprehend the dishonor you bring w/your pathological lying, pervasive obstruction of justice, & disdain for law & order. Democrats didn’t do this to you. You did it to yourself. America was great before you & will be great again after you. We’re patriotic & resilient.
— Emma (@ListenHereBud) April 22, 2019
What is your response to Trump?
