President Donald Trump went from a Friday Night Massacre to a Saturday evening hissy fit when he lashed out at Senators Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) in retaliation against their votes to convict during his impeachment trial.
Trump had hoped that Manchin might vote to acquit him so his acquittal would be bipartisan. Instead, Manchin voted to convict and it was Romney who crossed the aisle, resulting in conviction being bipartisan.
Nevertheless, Romney’s vote was not enough to remove Trump from office as the rest of his Senate Republican colleagues moved forward with the rigged trial by acquitting him.
On Friday, Trump began an unlawful campaign of retaliation against impeachment witnesses by firing Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman from the National Security Council and removed European Union Ambassador Gordon Sondland from his post.
Trump continued fuming on Saturday evening, this time throwing a tantrum targeting Manchin and Romney.
Can’t say I mind the fact that the great people of West Virginia are furious at their puppet Democrat Senator, Joe Manchin. They will never forget his phony vote on the Impeachment Hoax. All he had to do is read the Transcripts, sadly, which he wouldn’t understand anyway…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 9, 2020
…But, just like the people of West Virginia will no longer look at weak & pathetic Joe Manchin the same (I got the Pension Bill approved, Manchin couldn’t do it), the wonderful people of Utah will never look at “grandstander” Mitt Romney with anything but contempt & disgust!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 9, 2020
In reality, Manchin worked tirelessly to pass the pension bill and secured bipartisan support for it in the Senate, something he reminded Trump in response.
Pres. Trump – no Democrat has worked harder in a bipartisan way in the hopes that you would succeed. The people of WV know exactly who has worked day & night for the last 5 years to secure their healthcare & pensions & it wasn’t you.
— Senator Joe Manchin (@Sen_JoeManchin) February 9, 2020
Manchin then slammed Trump for hiding evidence and blocking witness testimony.
I’ve read the transcripts thoroughly & listened to the witnesses under oath. Where I come from a person accused defends themselves with witnesses and evidence.
— Senator Joe Manchin (@Sen_JoeManchin) February 9, 2020
Trump has repeatedly claimed that he has evidence and witnesses that prove his innocence. If that’s the case, however, why didn’t he release the evidence and allow witnesses to testify?
And that’s really the point. Trump knows he is guilty and he knew that releasing documents and allowing testimony would bury him. A transcription memo of the July 25th phone call with Ukraine was enough evidence of Trump’s quid pro quo to warrant articles of impeachment.
Finally, Trump’s attacks against both senators are even more ridiculous since neither is up for re-election until 2024. He, on the other hand, is the one up for re-election this year, and surely West Virginia and Utah are not going to stand for Trump attacking their honorable senators for doing the right thing. Because that would be a shame.
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