Democrats erupted in the House chamber after GOP Rep. Steve Scalise accused them of pushing forward on impeachment because they “hate” the nearly 63 million Americans that voted for President Trump.
Scalise delivered his remarks on the House floor Wednesday during the debate leading up to a vote on two articles of impeachment against Trump. Scalise defended the president and accused Democrats of impeaching Trump over policy disagreements and for personal reasons.
“You don’t impeach a president because you don’t like his foreign policy,” Scalise said. “But this isn’t just about Donald Trump. They don’t just hate Donald Trump, Madam Speaker. They hate the 63 million Americans who voted for this president, the forgotten men and women of this country who have been left behind.”
The chamber erupted in boos as Democrats rejected Scalise’s comments. The speaker was forced to gavel the chamber back to order before Scalise could finish his remarks.
Democrats again booed Scalise as he wrapped up his comments on the House floor, attacking Democrats again for pushing impeachment.
“Impeachment will not just be a stain on this Democrat majority, impeachment will be their legacy,” Scalise said before giving up the floor. He walked off to another round of boos from Democrats.
