Trump's Lame, Delayed Puerto Rico Response Is an Impeachable Offense

[MineralMan]

By treating that territory as if it were a foreign country and delaying a massive federal response to the disaster, Trump broke his oath of office, in my opinion. He did not even mention the disaster immediately, and delayed lifesaving measures for U.S. Citizens in a U.S. territory. While U.S. Citizens in Puerto Rico were crying out for help, Donald Trump was stirring up hatred about sports figures protesting unneeded deaths of people of color at the hands of police. He ignored Puerto Ricans who were suffering. They're people of color, too. Shameful!

Impeach Trump Now!

[liberalmuse]

1. I wish we could retroactively impeach him.

He’s done so much damage already.

[dalton99a]

2. Absolutely.

[genxlib]

3. We actually treat foreign Countries better sometimes

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029649412

That is an important story and would like to see it bumped. It really establishes what Trump's response should have looked like

[Dopers_Greed]

20. Dump treats Russia better than America

[MFM008]

4. Because to him

They might as well be "Mexicans".
Rascist pig.
Sad.

[heaven05]

5. Katrina

same thing with another dipshit repthugliKKKan. But in both cases, majority #of POC were suffering so no big deal to them......the racist hypocrisy of these white people in charge is getting to be overwhelming.....really

[Trust Buster]

6. The response shows incompetence but that is not an impeachable offense in and of itself.

[MineralMan]

7. Clearly, I disagree.

He failed the "equal treatment" issue. Failure to uphold the Constitution.

[Trust Buster]

9. As a matter of law, it is not an impeachable offense, your passion aside.

[unblock]

14. that is false.

first, the more snarky interpretation of impeachable offense is simply anything congress decides is an impeachable offense. congress might well have impeached a president hillary for not saying "radical islamic terrorism" during the whole benghazi thing.

second, from wiki (i know, not the greatest legal authority, but still):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_crimes_and_misdemeanors

The charge of high crimes and misdemeanors covers allegations of misconduct peculiar to officials, such as perjury of oath, abuse of authority, bribery, intimidation, misuse of assets, failure to supervise, dereliction of duty, unbecoming conduct, and refusal to obey a lawful order. Offenses by officials also include ordinary crimes, but perhaps with different standards of proof and punishment than for nonofficials, on the grounds that more is expected of officials by their oaths of office.


either way congress would be well within it rights to impeach for this.

in practice, not gonna happen, but "as a matter of law", it most certainly is an impeachable offense.

[Trust Buster]

16. Congress will never impeach him for this. Therefore, given your description, it is not an

Impeachable offense by definition. Look, I can't stand the con artist either, but, unrealistic goals will not further our mission IMO.

[MineralMan]

22. Congress may not impeach this President. That has nothing whatever to

do with whether he has committed an impeachable offense. The offense and the impeachment are two different things. One is committed by an individual in power. The other is action that may or may not be taken by Congress.

You have confused parts of speech and the definitions of the words.

[Trust Buster]

32. Okay, I put up the white flag. If you wish to think that Trump will be impeached over Puerto Rico,

Then good luck to you with that. In the meantime, I'll stay focused on real issues.

[MineralMan]

34. I never said that he WILL be impeached.

I said "Impeach Trump Now!" I think he SHOULD be impeached. There is a difference.

[unblock]

30. *this* congress won't impeach him, but they won't impeach him for many "impeachable offenses"

they would not impeach him for obstruction of justice, they would not impeach him for perjury, they would not impeach him for having sex with an intern, they would not impeach him for cheating on his taxes.

that has doesn't have much to do with whether any of those acts are impeachable offenses.

they don't *want* to impeach him, but they certainly have *grounds* on which to base an impeachment *if* they wanted to. and that's what an impeachable offense is.

[Hortensis]

10. Yet another example of unfit for office. What's missing isn't the unfit

president but a senate majority that is fit for office.

[Kaleva]

23. Only the House of Representatives decides what constitutes an impeachable offence

High cimes and misdemeanors are whatever the House says they are.

[joshcryer]

37. Impeachable offenses are political.

He could be impeached for rubbing his nose the wrong way if congress so deemed it.

This incompetency could easily be added to a list of his increased incompetency.

[Hortensis]

8. We sent 20,000 troops to Haiti, 4000 initially to PR. Sure, it could be considered

an impeachable offense, but the senate caucus would have to do it and that would be problematic since they should be kicked out also for the very same reason.

Initial relief is going to be only the beginning of the GOP's unwillingness to meet the needs of these Americans in trouble. After all, aid to Puerto Rico is already a shining example to the elements of the GOP leadership and their dark-money backers of unjust exploitation of the deserving wealthy classes on behalf of undeserving working classes.

[HipChick]

11. WH admin are trying to re-write this narrative...

as a success....I hate these bastids...

[Still In Wisconsin]

12. Dotard cares about one person, and that's Dotard.

Everyone else can go to hell, whether is be Beavis or Butthead Trump, Ivahhhnka or Jahhhr-uhhd, the other daughter, Barron, or his "wife" Malaria. Brown people on an island? An island where Dotard doesn't own a hotel or golf club? Seriously, why would he care about them?

[SammyWinstonJack]

18. True.

[Doreen]

13. He waited a WEEK before he even ACKNOWLEDGED it.

[calimary]

21. And don't forget the pathetic way he finally acknowledged it.

Hey everybody! It's incredible! Did you know that Puerto Rico is an island! Surrounded by all this wet stuff, all around it! It's-incredible-it's-great-and-incredible-it's-tremendous-it's-great-and-incredible-and-it's-just-incredible! There's an ocean there! And we're doing a tremendous/great/incredible job! Believe me! This I can tell you!

[Doreen]

28. Yup, that too.

What a vile....uhmm, I will not say it right now.

[logosoco]

15. Yet he SAYS every thing is just fine! And the MSM and many people will

just take him at his word.

[Madam45for2923]

17. MM you are right! This is so despicable. Words fail.

[Gothmog]

19. K&R

[Hekate]

24. I hope we can Kick and Rec his ass out office

[MineralMan]

26. Unfortunately, that will not suffice, I'm afraid.

It is a worthwhile exercise, nevertheless.

[Lil Missy]

25. As if we need MORE reasons to impeach this orange jackass.

[MineralMan]

27. The more the merrier, I always say.

[B2G]

29. Then why wasn't Bush impeached for Katrina? nt

[MineralMan]

31. There is obviously a difference between committing an impeachable offense

and being impeached, isn't there?

[ProudLib72]

33. What we really need are woodshed offenses

When Dotard commits a woodshed offense, he gets taken out and spanked. To my mind, this type of punishment seems befitting a man-child. It is immediate and physical so the message is clear "You did something wrong!"

[Amishman]

35. If I had a dollar for every Trump impeachable offense

I'd be rich enough to benefit from his tax plan

[MineralMan]

36. LOL! Agreed.

[Gothmog]

38. From Betty Bowers

Link to tweet

[Madam45for2923]

39. I just posted an OP with this title from Wash Post.

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/10029707508

[MineralMan]

40. Thank you for doing that, and thank the Washington Post, too!