Rep. Tulsi Gabbard says impeachment of Trump would be 'terribly divisive' for country

[applegrove]

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard says impeachment of Trump would be 'terribly divisive' for country

By Chandelis Duster, CNN

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/09/24/politics/tulsi-gabbard-impeachment-trump-cnntv/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F

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Washington (CNN) — As many of her House Democratic colleagues decided to back the impeachment of President Donald Trump, Democratic Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard on Tuesday said she doesn't support the move because it would be "terribly divisive" for an "already very divided" United States.

"Look, my position remains the same. I think impeachment would be terribly divisive for our already very divided country," Gabbard said in an interview with CNN's Brooke Baldwin. "I think Congress needs to exercise oversight over the information that's been leaked. I think it's important this transcript is released to Congress so that Congress can do its job."

The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, in the past, has cautioned against impeaching Trump. Her comments on Tuesday came shortly before House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry into the President. "The actions of the Trump presidency revealed the dishonorable fact of the President's betrayal of his oath of office, betrayal of our national security and betrayal of the integrity of our elections," Pelosi said in doing so.

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[applegrove]

1. Boooooo!

[Chemisse]

2. And her boss would hate to see the flow of US secrets come to a screeching halt.

She's pretty transparent.

[get the red out]

6. She sure is!

I am just sick of her.

[obamanut2012]

14. this

[Andy823]

16. Yep

and he pays pretty good money to get what he wants, and I think she likes that money!

[bronxiteforever]

25. +1000

[TDale313]

3. Tulsi needs to take several seats.

She’s not helping. Not that I think that’s actually her goal.

[Crowman2009]

4. As far as her nomination is concerned...

I say:

Along with her pandering of the alt-right, she won't be missed.

[2naSalit]

5. She's on the wrong side of the Constitution on that idea...

maybe she'll just go away next year.

[Arkansas Granny]

7. Tulsi, that ship has already sailed. Trump has been the most divisive President of my lifetime.

[blm]

8. IOW, Putin wants her to block as much of the investigation as she can.

[Mr.Bill]

9. Yeah, because up until now

we really liked the Trump supporters.

[4139]

10. Tul, Tul, Tulsi goodbye

[Miles Archer]

11. Miles Archer says Trump would be 'terribly divisive' for country

There.

Fixed it.

[Newest Reality]

12. There is something very fishy about her...

We already have the division and, it seems, a much larger part of that division will be relieved and uplifted by an impeachment.

We are talking a major catharsis and stopping an ongoing train wreck which would more than compensate for any downside that Tulsi might be imagining in there.

[potone]

45. Yes, I don't get this either.

The one thing that I have liked about her is her criticism of the Pentagon, but this is unacceptable. I don't see how she, as a person who served in the military, can view Trump's behavior as befitting the commander in chief of the US armed forces.

[obamanut2012]

13. shocker

[SergeStorms]

15. Bless her heart.

Tulsi still thinks people care about what she says. Now go back to the dust bin of history where you belong, Tulsi.

[poli-junkie]

17. Tulsi is another Putin Jill-Stein pawn

Could she be anymore obvious?

[Crowman2009]

40. +1

[BlueMTexpat]

18. This is just another of

the multitude of reasons why I will never vote for this candidate ... and why I believe that I will never have to in a GE.

[NurseJackie]

19. Her days as a candidate AND as a representative are numbered.

This is her last hurrah... and then she's gone.

[SWBTATTReg]

20. Oh really? How disgusting that you don't want to engage in the congressionally mandated role...

of oversight of this president, who's clearly a crook and corrupt. Divisive? What about rump and his crap being divisive? I think you need to look at your response a little more closely and see just who is being divisive here...

[brutus smith]

21. Tulsi, consider yourself told, your irrelevant.

[EveHammond13]

22. I kind of feel like treason and election-stealing is divisive

[SCVDem]

23. What I hear Tulsi,

Is the gaslighting republicans like Kennedy, "Democrat party" on Chuckies show and some douche on CNN with Wolfie.

Distract, deny and obfuscate!

This is the party of traitors.

[samnsara]

24. it already is..

[C_U_L8R]

26. Dasvidaniya

[sheshe2]

27. Saw her interviewed.

[Polly Hennessey]

28. I am confused.

Why should I care what she has to say.

[MrsCoffee]

29. Lol. Who the fuck does she think she is fooling?

We see right through you Tulsi.

[SCVDem]

30. I guess she's done kissing up

to Modi.

More election violations due to Modi kissing orange ass!

This must be her plan after losing the next election.

[LiberalFighter]

31. I have never trusted her.

Hopefully the voters in Hawaii get rid of her.

The way I see it, she is not concerned with doing what is in the best interest of this country. And apparently doesn't take her oath of office seriously.

[MustLoveBeagles]

32. She's so wrong on this I don't know where to begin

[jcgoldie]

33. And yet here on DU she polls above Amy Klobuchar and Cory Booker... whats that tell you?

[thesquanderer]

36. I'd take her over Klobuchar, and possibly Booker too.

The fact is that I agree with most of Gabbard's positions, and she also has the benefit of being a charismatic candidate. Although I respect Klobuchar and would be comfortable with her as president, for me, she does not meet either of those two qualifications.

I disagree with Gabbard about impeachment, but not long ago, I agreed with her. As more comes out, the case becomes more persuasive. Now that even Pelosi is coming along, maybe Gabbard will as well.

[brush]

38. So why do you have a Warren icon on your posts. Gabbard is a not-very-well-concealed DINO.

[thesquanderer]

41. Obviously, because I would take Warren over Gabbard.

As for being DINO, almost all her positions and her votes since entering congress in 2013 have been left. In the House, she's ranked as more liberal than Beto or Pelosi, so if she's DINO, she's doing a bad job at it.

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/report-cards/2018/house/ideology

[brush]

44. Like going on FOX to bash O several times, being on trump's short list for his cabinet, being a...

Breitbart favorite and cozing up to Assad. Yeah, a real Dem.

[Jirel]

34. Only the blind and the trolls care...

... about what this right wing troll thinks.

Where will she be saying it next? Breitbart?

[Dr Hobbitstein]

35. Of course she did...

[brush]

37. Of course she did. Did she do it on FOX?

[W_HAMILTON]

46. Actually, yes she did. LOL

[yaesu]

39. hmmm, putin may have more than tRump under his control. nt

[Lucky Luciano]

42. Blech! Puke

[applegrove]

43. Republucans are the only ones to like a candidate based on their

looks (Palin). Democrats think things through. Tulsi is Putin's toady and we allready have one of those in power and it is not going well.