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*On Thursday (Dec. 5), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced that impeachment proceedings against President Trump will move forward as she is asking the House Judiciary Committee to draft articles of impeachment, saying “the president leaves us no choice but to act.”
“Sadly, but with confidence and humility, with allegiance to our founders and our heart full of love for America, today, I am asking our chairmen to proceed with articles of impeachment,” Pelosi said in a televised statement from the Capitol, via NBC News.
“The president abused his power for his own personal, political benefit at the expense of our national security by withholding military aid and crucial Oval Office meeting in exchange for an announcement of an investigation into his political rival,” she added, noting that his actions “seriously violated the Constitution.”
“Our democracy is what’s at stake,” Pelosi continued. “The president leaves us no choice but to act because he is trying to corrupt, once again, the election for his own benefit.”
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“Do you hate the president?”
Pelosi: “I don’t hate anybody… And as a Catholic, I resent your using the word ‘hate’ in a sentence that addresses me… I pray for the president all the time. So don’t mess with me when it comes to words like that.” ??pic.twitter.com/L9RBXvZAty
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) December 5, 2019
At the end of her press conference, Pelosi was asked by Sinclair reporter James Rosen: “Do you hate the president?”
“I don’t hate anybody,” said Pelosi, as she walked back to the microphone to fully address him.
“As a Catholic, I resent that you use the word ‘hate’ in a sentence that addresses me. I don’t hate anyone. I was raised in a way that is a heart full of love,” she said. “I pray for the president all the time. So don’t mess with me when it comes to words like that.”
Peep their heated exchange via the Twitter video embed above.
Prior to Pelosi delivering her remarks, Trump fired off a message to Democrats, daring them to impeach him and get it over with.
“The Do Nothing Democrats had a historically bad day yesterday in the House. They have no Impeachment case and are demeaning our Country. But nothing matters to them, they have gone crazy. Therefore I say, if you are going to impeach me, do it now, fast, so we can have a fair trial in the Senate,” he tweeted, “and so that our Country can get back to business. We will have Schiff, the Bidens, Pelosi and many more testify, and will reveal, for the first time, how corrupt our system really is. I was elected to “Clean the Swamp,” and that’s what I am doing!”
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The Do Nothing Democrats had a historically bad day yesterday in the House. They have no Impeachment case and are demeaning our Country. But nothing matters to them, they have gone crazy. Therefore I say, if you are going to impeach me, do it now, fast, so we can have a fair….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 5, 2019
…..trial in the Senate, and so that our Country can get back to business. We will have Schiff, the Bidens, Pelosi and many more testify, and will reveal, for the first time, how corrupt our system really is. I was elected to “Clean the Swamp,” and that’s what I am doing!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 5, 2019
Trump then tweeted about Polisi’s exchange with Rosen, writing “Nancy Pelosi just had a nervous fit. She hates that we will soon have 182 great new judges and sooo much more. Stock Market and employment records. She says she “prays for the President.” I don’t believe her, not even close. Help the homeless in your district Nancy. USMCA?”
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