It’s all about “US,” the president tweeted.
It depends upon what the meaning of the word “us” is .
As the impeachment inquiries against President Donald Trump rocket forward, Trump tried Wednesday night to reframe the context of the phone call that sparked House Democrats’ impeachment investigation. Rather than asking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to dig up dirt on his domestic political rivals, Trump claimed that he had asked Zelensky to somehow help the nation as a whole.
“When I said, in my phone call to the President of Ukraine, ‘I would like you to do US a favor though because our country has been through a lot and Ukraine knows a lot about it.’ With the word ‘us’ I am referring to the United States, our Country,” Trump tweeted.
Trump’s tweet revealed his simmering frustration with the impeachment process, which House Democrats aim to conclude by the end of the month. The House Judiciary Committee began its public impeachment hearings Wednesday, piggy-backing off the explosive hearings and report by the House Intelligence Committee. Even during his trip to London for a NATO summit, Trump couldn’t find respite, as world leaders appeared to mock him behind his back.
….”I would like to have the Attorney General (of the United States) call you or your people…..” This, based on what I have seen, is their big point – and it is no point at a all (except for a big win for me!). The Democrats should apologize to the American people!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 5, 2019
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It depends upon what the meaning of the word “us” is.https://t.co/wgfnhXZPrV
— POLITICO (@politico) December 5, 2019
That excuse popped up yesterday at the judiciary hearings. It was the latest spin on the phone call because the fighting corruption meme didn’t work. Not surprised Trump is parroting this today.
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