Trump Responds After Being Acquitted In The Senate, Hints At A Comeback

Oh, dear Lord.


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Donald Trump must be on a high (not the Adderall kind) after being acquitted once again in the Senate after being impeached by the House for inciting the deadly insurrection on Jan 6. Seven Republicans joined Democrats and voted to convict the former president. Republican Sens. Richard Burr of North Carolina, Susan Collins of Maine, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitt Romney of Utah, Ben Sasse of Nebraska, and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania all voted guilty. Senate Minority Leader voted to acquit Trump, but he gave a speech and oddly seemed to agree with the arguments offered by Democrats.

But, former President Donald Trump is a happy man even after being impeached twice during his one-term in office. Trump seemed to hint at a comeback, the Daily Mail reports.

“Our historic, patriotic and beautiful movement to Make America Great Again has only just begun,” Trump said. “In the months ahead, I have much to share with you, and I look forward to continuing our incredible journey together to achieve American greatness for all of our people.”

“We have so much work ahead of us, and soon we will emerge with a vision for a bright, radiant, and limitless American future,’ the former president added.

In a statement sent out just after his acquittal, Trump thanked his “dedicated lawyers,” as well as the Republican lawmakers who “stood proudly for the Constitution we all revere and for the sacred legal principles at the heart of our country.”

Even though Trump supporters brutally beat police officers during the insurrection, leaving 0ne dead, Trump insisted that he supports law enforcement.

“It is a sad commentary on our times that one political party in America is given a free pass to denigrate the rule of law, defame law enforcement, cheer mobs, excuse rioters, and transform justice into a tool of political vengeance, and persecute, blacklist, cancel and suppress all people and viewpoints with whom or which they disagree,” Trump said.

“I always have, and always will be a champion for the unwavering rule of law, the heroes of law enforcement, and the right of Americans to peacefully and honorably debate the issues of the day without malice and without hate,” Trump continued.

And he, of course, referred to the impeachment as a witch hunt.

“This has been yet another phase of the greatest witch hunt in the history of our Country,” Trump said.

“No president has ever gone through anything like it, and it continues because our opponents cannot forget the almost 75 million people, the highest number ever for a sitting president, who voted for us just a few short months ago,’ he added. However, the actual number is 74 million.

“I also want to convey my gratitude to the millions of decent, hardworking, law-abiding, God-and-Country loving citizens who have bravely supported these important principles in these very difficult and challenging times,’ the former president added.

Trump can take a victory lap now, but he left office in disgrace and will be remembered as the president that incited an attack on a coequal branch of  government.

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