THREAD: Thanksgiving is Thursday & many of you may be spending the holiday with friends & family members who are uncertain about impeachment. Here’s a guide for talking with them impeachment:
This Thanksgiving, if someone says, “But Trump didn’t do anything wrong!”
You can say: Trump demanded a favor that's going to personally and directly benefit him in exchange for official acts. That’s the definition of bribery.
nbcnews.com/politics/trump…
You can say: Trump demanded a favor that's going to personally and directly benefit him in exchange for official acts. That’s the definition of bribery.
nbcnews.com/politics/trump…
If someone tries to say what Trump did may have been wrong, but not impeachable, you can respond with:
Bribery is listed as an impeachment offense in the Constitution.
Trump used the Office of the President for personal & political gain.
washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/1…
Bribery is listed as an impeachment offense in the Constitution.
Trump used the Office of the President for personal & political gain.
washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/1…
If someone says this is just Trump being Trump:
You’re right—it is exactly what we expect from Trump. But that underscores the argument for impeachment! He thinks he can do anything since he’s president. Congress must show that being powerful doesn’t put you above the law.
You’re right—it is exactly what we expect from Trump. But that underscores the argument for impeachment! He thinks he can do anything since he’s president. Congress must show that being powerful doesn’t put you above the law.
If someone says it’s not worth supporting impeachment because the Senate won’t convict you can respond with:
Impeachment occurs in the House, but whether or not the Senate convicts him should not deter us.
Impeachment occurs in the House, but whether or not the Senate convicts him should not deter us.
If someone says that it undermines our democracy to remove a president by impeachment, with elections coming up, you can say:
Impeachment isn’t undemocratic—bribing a foreign government to corrupt our elections is undemocratic. Impeachment is democracy’s self-defense mechanism.
Impeachment isn’t undemocratic—bribing a foreign government to corrupt our elections is undemocratic. Impeachment is democracy’s self-defense mechanism.
If your friends & family members want to get involved, say:
The night before the House votes on impeachment, people will gather at 300+ events nationwide to demand the House does its job to protect our democracy and impeaches Trump.
Join the movement at impeach.org
The night before the House votes on impeachment, people will gather at 300+ events nationwide to demand the House does its job to protect our democracy and impeaches Trump.
Join the movement at impeach.org
