Topline
Former President Donald Trump angrily urged Republicans in Congress to impeach President Joe Biden on Sunday, as he expressed annoyance at House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) comments from earlier in the day about a likely impeachment inquiry into the president.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International … [+]
Key Facts
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote that while “well meaning” Republicans in Congress “keep talking about an Impeachment ‘Inquiry’ on Crooked Joe Biden,” he wants them to get on with the process.
Without providing evidence, Trump accused the president of accepting bribes, paying people off and withholding aid to Ukraine.
The former president then called Biden a “Stone Cold Crook,” claiming that a long inquiry was unnecessary to prove these allegations.
Trump pointed to his two impeachments and four indictments, implying that the GOP should impeach Biden in retaliation.
Crucial Quote
“Either IMPEACH the BUM, or fade into OBLIVION. THEY DID IT TO US,” Trump wrote in his post.
Key Background
Earlier on Sunday, McCarthy signaled that an impeachment inquiry of Biden may be imminent. In an interview with Fox News, the House Speaker said, “If you look at all the information we have been able to gather so far, it is a natural step forward that you would have to go to an impeachment inquiry.” McCarthy said such an inquiry would provide Congress “the apex of legal power to get all the information they need,” however, he did not mention a specific timeline for such an inquiry and any further impeachment proceedings.
Tangent
In the past few days, Trump has used Truth Social to rail against his indictment in the Georgia election interference case while also attacking his rivals in the 2024 GOP presidential primaries. On Sunday night, Trump reshared a photoshopped “mug shot” of Biden posted by one of his followers along with several posts that appropriate his own mug shot into supportive memes and posters. Trump also took aim at his top primary rival Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis by pointing to his “BAD” polling numbers and saying “He ought to spend more time in Florida!” DeSantis called off a planned campaign tour to South Carolina and returned to Florida on Sunday in the aftermath of a racially motivated mass shooting in the state.
