Trump Tells Reporters He Doesn’t Want Public Impeachment Hearings, Calls Whistleblower a ‘Disgrace’
Trump on Bloomberg: “Little Michael will fail.”
President Donald Trump gave an impromptu press conference on the White House lawn.
He touched on many subjects, including the impeachment inquiry, the whistleblower, Russia’s May Day parade, and Michael Bloomberg entering the presidential race.
Impeachment Inquiry
Trump described the whistleblower as a “disgrace” and wants him outed. He also thinks the whistleblower’s lawyer Mark Zaid “should be sued, and maybe for treason.”
Zaid tweeted about impeaching Trump back in 2017.
President Trump: “The whistleblower is a disgrace to our country” https://t.co/WTym8ZdUOM pic.twitter.com/1ANobAsOzN
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) November 8, 2019
TRUMP: “The whistleblower is a disgrace to our country. A disgrace. And the whistleblower, because of that, should be revealed.”
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) November 8, 2019
Trump demanded Congress not to hold public impeachment hearings. He called it a “hoax” and compared it to “the Russian witch hunt.” He’s also “not concerned” about any of the testimonies given to Congress.
Trump demands that there be no public impeachment hearings. pic.twitter.com/hMNufeL758
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) November 8, 2019
President Trump: “They shouldn’t be having public hearings. This is a hoax. This is just like the Russian witch hunt.” pic.twitter.com/n0vRa29xgT
— The Hill (@thehill) November 8, 2019
President Trump: “I’m not concerned about anything. The testimony has all been fine.” pic.twitter.com/RShkvZbhcI
— The Hill (@thehill) November 8, 2019
When asked about US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, Trump said he hardly knows “the gentleman.” Sondland recently changed his testimony to Congress, saying there was a quid pro quo for Ukraine aid.
Sondland donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration. Trump spoke highly of him only a month ago.
Trump on Gordon Sondland, his Ambassador to the EU and a man who donated a million dollars to his inauguration fund: “I hardly know the gentleman” pic.twitter.com/stlWZzoDoT
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) November 8, 2019
I would love to send Ambassador Sondland, a really good man and great American, to testify, but unfortunately he would be testifying before a totally compromised kangaroo court, where Republican’s rights have been taken away, and true facts are not allowed out for the public….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 8, 2019
Michael Bloomberg
Yesterday news came out that former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg started the first steps to enter the 2020 Democratic presidential primary.
Trump said he “welcomed the chance to run against” Bloomberg. Trump claimed Bloomberg “doesn’t have the magic to do well,” but will “spend a lot of money.”
Overall, Trump thinks “Little Michael will fail.”
President Trump welcomed the chance to run against former NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg https://t.co/r3sVPnQIhI pic.twitter.com/F0LMG2p2EC
— POLITICO (@politico) November 8, 2019
President Trump reacts to Michael Bloomberg’s potential 2020 run: “Little Michael will fail. He’ll spend a lot of money. … There is nobody I’d rather run against than little Michael” pic.twitter.com/wfcFZs0A1B
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) November 8, 2019
Russia’s May Day Parade
This part bothers me. I know Trump did not collude with Russia, but Russian President Vladimir Putin is no friend to America or anything that we stand for.
Putin invited Trump to Russia’s May Day parade, which celebrates Russia’s defeat of Nazi Germany.
Trump said “he’s considering accepting” the invitation.
Trump says that he’s considering accepting Vladimir Putin’s invitation to attend Russia’s May Day parade, a military event held in Moscow commemorating the capitulation of Nazi Germany https://t.co/9KOGqIYQyE pic.twitter.com/PXbu8rNPkT
— POLITICO (@politico) November 8, 2019
President Trump says he may attend Russia’s May Day Parade: “It’s a very big deal, celebrating the end of the war. … I would love to go if I could” pic.twitter.com/MIEJGGxmIi
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) November 8, 2019
No, do not go. We only allied ourselves with Josef Stalin because Hitler betrayed him and we knew we needed more strength on the Eastern front.
I’m hoping he said it to troll the media and the left. I really do.
Here is the full press conference:
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Comments
Trump is probably happy to see Bloomberg run. It opens up the possibility of a 3-man race next year, and that means the vote percentage needed to win a state’s electoral vote goes down.
Think about this: Bloomberg is not delusional enough to think he will win a majority of delegates in the primaries. He is going for a Brokered Convention, where he could leverage a few hundred delegates and boatloads of money into a nomination. Do you really think Bernie or his supporters will accept Bloomberg the Billionaire as their nominee? I don’t think so. In this scenario, Bernie runs Indie.
And consider this: If Warren or Sanders wins the nomination on the first ballot, will Bloomberg accept it? I doubt it, and think he runs as an Independent.
Alternatively, if the Convention awards the nomination to Biden, Buttigieg, or Hillary, there is little reason for the far left or Bloomberg to run 3rd party.
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