President Trump on Tuesday again went after a group of four Democratic congresswomen known collectively as “the squad,” saying that they and other Democrats “suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
“Gee, let’s impeach the President,” he tweeted sarcastically following a list of accomplishments.
{mosads}”The ‘Squad’ (AOC Plus 3) and other Dems suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome. Crazy!” he added, referring to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).
He wrote that only 11 percent support “ridiculous” impeachment hearings.
A recent Economist/YouGov poll found that 11 percent of Republicans and 64 percent of Democrats support impeachment. In the survey of 1,500 adults who are U.S. citizens, 36 percent supported impeachment overall, while 45 percent opposed it.
The tweets come one day before former special counsel Robert Mueller is set to testify before Congress. It also follows days of attacks by the president on the group of four congresswomen, which includes Ocasio-Cortez and Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.).
Trump earlier this month tweeted that the women should “go back” to the countries they came from even though three were born in the U.S. and Omar came to the U.S. as a refugee.
The House voted to decry that remark as racist, with a handful of Republicans and an Independent joining Democrats in the condemnation.
The Hill has reached out to Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Tlaib and Pressley for comment.
The House voted to table an impeachment measure from Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) last week in a 332-95 vote, with more Democrats voting to kill the measure than supported it.
A total of 87 House members have expressed support for an impeachment inquiry, including the four “squad” members.
—Updated at 10:20 a.m.