A possible 2020 Democratic candidate for president suggested Sunday that Congress should “look at” impeaching President Trump over his dealings with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“I think that’s something we ought to look at,” former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said during an interview with CNN’s “State of the Union.” “They’re undermining our country. He is our enemy, we should fight him, and quit bear-hugging like Trump likes to do.”
McAuliffe added there “has be a reason” for Trump’s sycophantic approach to Putin, particularly in the face of the intelligence community conclusion that the Kremlin meddled in the 2016 presidential election.
McAuliffe’s comments follow his condemnation of Trump’s controversial bilateral meeting with Putin in Helsinki in July, saying the president violated his oath to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution by elevating the Russian leader’s status. Trump received bipartisan scorn for appearing to accept Putin’s denial that Moscow interfered in the U.S. electoral process, saying at a joint press conference his assertions were “extremely strong and powerful.”
McAuliffe also chastised fellow Democrats on Sunday for posturing for potential 2020 White House bids.
“Our future is on the line this year,” he said, referring to the 2018 midterm election cycle that could result in a Democratic-controlled House of Representatives. “2020 will come soon enough.”
