Dems Outraged After Trump's 'Lynching' Tweet, But Graham Stands By His Man (UPDATED)

By Aliza Worthington — October 22, 2019

Really, the question I'm asking is, "What took him so long?"

President Snowflake finally went there, placing his foot on the third rail of racial rhetoric, and compared his own self-constructed implosion to...wait for it...a lynching.

So some day, if a Democrat becomes President and the Republicans win the House, even by a tiny margin, they can impeach the President, without due process or fairness or any legal rights. All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here - a lynching. But we will WIN!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 22, 2019

On Hallie Jackson's show, Hans Nichols called the called it "that ugly comparison." Honey, "ugly" doesn't begin to describe it. Let's try more accurate words, like "unhinged," "violent," "triggering," or "traumatizing" towards the entire Black population in this country. But it's fine. Nichols is gonna just maybe "ask him what he meant by that word" if they have the chance at some point today. (Spoiler: He meant what he said.)

While Jackson said Democrats are "outraged," they've used words like "inappropriate" to describe the comparison. Okay, again, people, calling something "inappropriate" doesn't really sound like you're outraged to me. I feel like ~~Andre the Giant~~ Inigo Montoya in "The Princess Bride," here — "I don't think that word means what you think it means." Now Kamala Harris? SHE knows how to express the outrage.

Lynching is a reprehensible stain on this nation's history, as is this President. We'll never erase the pain and trauma of lynching, and to invoke that torture to whitewash your own corruption is disgraceful. https://t.co/XOlsazwwRL

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) October 22, 2019

BOOM.

And I have checked. Care to guess which is the only other presidential candidate who has tweeted a response to this despicable comparison? Just one. Julián Castro.

It’s beyond shameful to use the word “lynching” to describe being held accountable for your actions. https://t.co/WS1yPy8CIE

— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) October 22, 2019

Not Biden, Warren, Buttigieg, O'Rourke, Yang, Klobuchar, or Sanders. Just a little sidebar, for those of you keeping track of which candidates are prioritizing the emotional welfare of Black folks in this country.

Back on Capitol Hill, we have our resident presidential lickspittle, Senator Lindsey Graham, who is (based on the moment in time) either for impeachment or against, stands by his man on this one.

GRAHAM: It is necessary to empower the Republican minority in the House to confront accusations against the president, a vote of inquiry allows the president to confront his accuser and to call witnesses on his behalf. Until that is done, this is a joke, this is a sham and this is a political lynching.

I don't know who's gonna tell him, but lynching? It's no joke. Unless you're a white man from South Carolina.

(Note: Video above is a combination of two clips in the same segment)

UPDATES

Here are the responses of Dem 2020 candidates since the publishing of this post:

Lynching is an act of terror used to uphold white supremacy. Try again. pic.twitter.com/TcDR01XelB

— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) October 22, 2019

Lynching is a horrific stain on our country's history, and it is beyond disgraceful for Donald Trump to invoke one to avoid being held accountable for his crimes.

Nobody is above the law, not even the president of the United States.

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) October 22, 2019

The history of lynching in America is one of murderous torture and violent death, motivated by white supremacy, tolerated or even celebrated by ordinary people.

To equate this with a Constitutional process, underway to hold a lawless president accountable, is disgusting.

— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) October 22, 2019

The legacy of slavery, segregation, Jim Crow, and suppression is alive and well in every part of this country—including in the White House where the president is a white supremacist. https://t.co/q4rCTuQRon

— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) October 22, 2019

Impeachment is not "lynching," it is part of our Constitution. Our country has a dark, shameful history with lynching, and to even think about making this comparison is abhorrent. It's despicable. https://t.co/QcC25vhNeb

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 22, 2019

No, Mr. Trump. “Lynching” was a campaign of racial terror by white supremacists who murdered thousands of African-American men, women, and children. If you are nervous about an impeachment process, then you should not have violated the Constitution. https://t.co/jSBLJ2ZAIt

— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) October 22, 2019

Shameful. https://t.co/YGDQg63pGH

— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) October 22, 2019

To compare being held accountable for your criminal abuse of the presidency to racial persecution and violence against Black Americans is disgusting. Shame on you, @realdonaldtrump.

— Tom Steyer (@TomSteyer) October 22, 2019

OF NOTE: As of this update, at 7:50 p.m. EST, neither Andrew Yang nor Tulsi Gabbard have condemned Trump's lynching remarks on Twitter.

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*** This article has been corrected to give the correct attribution for the quote from The Princess Bride. We regret the error.