‘I don’t rule it out’: Clyburn leaves Trump impeachment on table with blunt message to Dems

WASHINGTON, DC: Democratic representative Jim Clyburn, in a television interview on Sunday, August 30 warned his party against pursuing Trump’s impeachment if they secure House majority in the upcoming midterms.  

As multiple major forecasting models suggest that Democrats are heavily favored to secure a majority in the US House of Representatives, President Trump earlier warned that Democrats will impeach him if Republicans lose control of Congress in the midterm elections.

Jim Clyburn says Trump impeachment shouldn't be the focus

Appearing on NBC News’ 'Meet the Press' on Sunday, Democratic representative from South Carolina, Jim Clyburn advised his colleagues that if they win control of the House in the upcoming midterm elections, the focus should not be to impeach Trump but make life affordable for all.

Clyburn, showing confidence in fellow democrats, said if the party wins majority, the first of business would be making the country accessible and affordable for all citizens.

When host Kristen Welker pressed Clyburn on whether he believes Democrats should rule out the prospect of impeaching Trump if they regain control of the House, the SC representative left the door open, saying, “I don’t rule it out, but I don’t rule it in.”

“I don’t think that should be our priority if we get into office,” he added. “Our priority ought to be making housing, education, energy, healthcare affordable and accessible for all of our citizens. Impeaching the president will not do that.”

Is the Dem party really considering Trump impeachment

Clyburn’s refusal to rule out the possible Trump impeachment comes days after House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-NY, was asked a similar question by CNN and said that he wasn’t ruling out impeaching Trump.

“We haven’t ruled anything in and we haven’t ruled anything out,” Jeffries told CNN, adding that he’s leaving those decisions up to the Democrats that would be in charge of the House Oversight and Judiciary committees if Democrats take back the House.

“As we’ve done in the past, whenever there have been moments of accountability that we’ve had to lead on, we are guided by three principles: follow the facts, apply the law and be guided by the United States Constitution,” the minority leader added.

Notably, the House Democrats tried to impeach President Trump twice in his first term but the resolution couldn’t get clear from the Senate.

Several Republican leaders, including President Donald Trump have argued that if Democrats secure victory in the midterms they would make every possible effort to impeach Trump.