WATCH: Tulsi Gabbard Says ‘Impeachment Would Be Terribly DIVISIVE For Our Already Very Divided Country’

K. WalkerSeptember 25, 2019

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One Democratic hopeful isn’t hopping onto the Impeachment bus like the rest of them.

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard(D-HI) doesn’t always toe the party line, and it seems that she is willing to say the quiet things out loud regarding impeachment — it’s incredibly divisive.

Back in the day, other Democrats were concerned about being flippant with the possible impeachment of a President.

Joe Biden said that the allegation that President Trump exerted pressure on the President of Ukraine was an “abuse of power” but didn’t explicitly call for impeachment.

President Trump's actions are an abuse of power. They undermine our national security. They violate the oath of office. If we allow a President to get away with shredding the United States Constitution — that will last forever.

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) September 24, 2019

The vast majority of Democrats running to be the 2020 nominee, however, are quite keen on impeachment.

I called for impeachment five months ago, the day after the Mueller report came out. Trump continues to commit crimes because he believes he’s above the law. If Congress does nothing to respond, he’ll be right.

We must begin impeachment proceedings—now. https://t.co/aHbX63coJC

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) September 24, 2019

Donald Trump is the most corrupt president in the modern history of this country.

Enough is enough.

I hope the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House will begin the impeachment process. pic.twitter.com/WHth62v5br

— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) September 24, 2019

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews: “If you were voting in Congress right now on impeachment, would you vote to impeach?”

Democrat Pete Buttigieg: “Yeah”

Matthews: “Ok. Good!” pic.twitter.com/XuYFUnKXpR

— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) June 3, 2019

Joe is right: There is no bottom. Impeach him. https://t.co/Rl70wX2aPa

— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) September 21, 2019

Sen. Kamala Harris: "We need to absolutely right away begin impeachment proceedings. He's got to go." pic.twitter.com/J3Rb7qINRn

— The Hill (@thehill) September 22, 2019

This is the smoking gun.

Donald Trump pressured a foreign government to work with his Justice Department to investigate a political opponent.

Congress should cancel recess and begin impeachment proceedings immediately. #TrumpImpeachment pic.twitter.com/yUC0fJW40l

— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) September 25, 2019

This story is stunning and should be shaking Washington right now—Donald Trump's moral vandalism disqualifies him from being president. As I've said before, it's time for impeachment proceedings. https://t.co/DSiv1kjxz1

— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) September 20, 2019

Though many have been on the Impeachment Bus for a long time, Rep. Gabbard has said that impeachment is incredibly divisive.

During an interview on CNN, Rep. Gabbard reiterated her position that “the question of impeachment would be terribly divisive for our already very divided country.”

She said that she believes that President Trump needs to be defeated in 2020 and that she is the one who could do it. (That’s a bit of a long shot, Tulsi!) She said that she believes that Congress needs to “provide oversight” but that it’s really “the voters that need to make that choice unequivocally.”

Watch:

Tulsi Gabbard on an impeachment inquiry: "I think that impeachment would be terribly divisive for our already very divided country" pic.twitter.com/XQMf45ldQK

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) September 24, 2019

This is correct.

This whole impeachment thing just looks like a reaction to 2016 and a preemptive strike on 2020 just in case it happens again.

With the stellar candidates that the Democrats are trotting out this time around, how likely is it that Trump is going to win in 2020 anyway, right?

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