Listen to this articleA candidate for the Democratic nomination, Tulsi Gabbard has claimed the impeachment proceedings against the U.S President Donald Trump will increase the chances of a comprehensive Republican victory in the 2020 election. Gabbard faced criticism for being the only Democrat not to vote in favor of Trump’s impeachment in the House of Representatives, instead of recording herself as Present. Now, she has claimed in a campaign video that a similar vote will spur Trump on to victory in 2020. The House impeachment of the U.S President has greatly increased the likelihood that Donald Trump will remain the President of the United States for the next 5 years.
Gabbard said it was unlikely the Republican-controlled Senate would remove the U.S President from his post. Any vote to terminate the president would require two-thirds of senators to support the measure. It ensures the move is impossible unless 20 Republicans and 2 independents join the Democrats in the Senate vote. She added, “Now first we all know that Trump is not going to be found guilty and removed from office by the U.S Senate. It’s not going to happen. Second, in my view, the impeachment will actually increase his support among voters, and it’s going to make him harder to defeat”. Gabbard is an Iraq war veteran.
She was previously in favor of impeachment following the release of the transcript of Donald Trump’s phone call with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. However, she remained cautious over the potential divisions caused by the process. Gabbard added that she expected the result to bolster support for Republicans down the ticket. It allows the party the kind of control afforded to the president’s administration following the 2016 election. Gabbard also said, “Furthermore the House impeachment has increased the likelihood that Republicans will take over the House of Representatives, so I’m really concerned because of his House impeachment. This is going to be a disaster for our country”.
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