Posted on 05/07/2019 9:26:01 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, one of the first lawmakers who called for President Trump's impeachment, expressed his fears on Saturday that if Democrats don't pursue his ousting, Trump "will get re-elected."
Green was asked on MSNBC about how unpopular impeachment was among voters. MSNBC correspondent Phillip Mena pressed him with recent polling numbers from Quinnipiac showing 66 percent of voters were against impeachment -- including 38 percent of Democrats and 70 percent of independents.
"Are you concerned that impeachment talk may actually help the president's re-election?" Mena asked.
"I'm concerned that if we don't impeach the president, he will get re-elected," Green responded. "If we don't impeach him, he will say that he has been vindicated, he will say the Democrats had an overwhelming majority in the House and they didn't take up impeachment. he will say that we had a constitutional duty to do it if it was there and we didn't. He will say that he has been vindicated."
Green claimed the country has been experiencing a "constitutional crisis" that began when President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey in 2017 for his handling of the Russia investigation.
"I regret that I'm the canary in the coal mine. I regret that I was the person who had to first say that... some obstruction was taking place here. I regret that it has to be me, but it has to be somebody, and I take my duties seriously," Green continued. "We must impeach this president. If we don't, it's not the soul of the nation that will be at risk only, it is the soul of the Congress that is at risk."
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go.for.it. The singer Al Green must be pissed this loser D is tarnishing his name.
In other words, he’s admitting that We, the People, will want Trump back in 2020, and he is dedicated to taking away the candidate that We, the People, would prefer.
What a MORON this idiot is! Impeachment is NOT “removal” and the majority of this nation does NOT want Trump impeached. So...should the imbeciles impeach ( without any crimes/grounds ) Trump, the Senate shan’t remove him from office and Trump will win re-election in THE biggest landslide ever recorded. in history!
Here in Florida the rats are getting ready to push for an amendment to change Florida to an open primary state...so Democrats can pick Republican nominees.
The whole amendment process in Florida is a joke.
A stopped clock is right twice a day.
Al Green is right ... for the first time in his life.
Alley Oops!
President Trump will be re-elected either way.
When the ‘Rats talk about “threat to democracy” what they really mean is “threat to the Democrat Party”
I live in that Marxist moron’s district. There never seems to be a Republican candidate to run against him, so I vote for the Libertarian just to vote against Green.
These peeps are retarded with TDS.
The Trump Curse will get them if they keep it up.
WELL THAT’S GOOD ENOUGH REASON FOR ME!!! :)
Anyone seen the Constitution lately?
“”I regret that I’m the canary in the coal mine. “
You are one butt ugly canary bub! One look at you and the coal miners would be heading for the surface!
Ah, looks like you’ll be living with fear.
Excellent point.
Please realize People, that the real reason that Rep Al Green is fearful, is that he along with many of his democratic allies (and some Republicans also) will be going down in flames when they are all proven to be criminal, illegal alien, terrorists lovers/supporters that they are. Rotten to the core and anti-American to boot.
I’m fearing that Moronic idiots will re-elect Al Green.
Florida freepers alert to post # 5 above-thread.
Leni
Notice in the last line that he considers the soul of the congress as more important than the soul of the nation. That alone tells you his mindset is all about protecting his gig instead of serving this nation
Thanks for the ping, Leni!
If Trump goes down in 2020, it will be very bad news for ordinary Americans. It won’t affect me all that much being long retired and with only few years left to hang in there. But I worry about the youngsters who are being brain washed in universities. They have been taught to hate Trump and they really do not understand the financial issues for the ordinary working Americans.
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