On the House floor Tuesday morning, Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH-11) shared a letter she received from a constituent that calls for the impeachment of President Donald Trump and describes his supporters as “racist” and “just plain dumb.”
According to Fudge, the letter was written by Dr. Ronald S. Williams, who serves as the senior pastor of Mount Zion Fellowship in Highland Hills, Ohio.
“A mobster, a conman, gangster in the White House? I think so,” the letter begins, asking why the U.S. Congress hasn’t “started a formal impeachment investigation.”
“Nancy Pelosi is a woman who I respect, however, I do believe her hesitancy to impeach this president is her opinion based upon polls and her belief that it would further polarize the country. However, the country is already divided and polarized,” it continues.
The letter, written by a Christian pastor, goes on to belittle Trump supporters for having views that are “steeped in religious beliefs.”
“It is glaringly apparent that many who support the present administration are either racist, steeped in religious beliefs, ignorant or, as my mother used to say, just plain dumb,” the letter states. “They have chosen to support a president who has a proven record of being sexually condescending to women, will not oppose the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan and other hate organizations, is indecisive, condescending to anyone who challenges him, and hides behind his Twitter account rather than dealing with the real issues in our country and around the world.”
“I believe the crooked ascension of Trump to the Oval Office is a gauge that measures the declining patriotic and moral values of the many citizens of America, as well as being the revelation of the hidden bigotry and judgmental attitudes that yet exist in many of those who call themselves Evangelicals,” it adds, saying the Republican Party has become a “Trump cult.”
“It does not take a genius to discern that this man wants to be a dictator in the truest sense of the word,” the letter concludes. “He appears to be drawn to the evil and tyrannical dictators, and is alienating our country from our closest and our most trusted allies.”
Fudge later shared a video of her reading the letter on the House floor, which can be viewed below:
During today’s Special Morning Hour, I shared a letter from an OH-11 constituent concerning the current administration. Watch the video to view the full floor speech. pic.twitter.com/D3yx7lDECP
— Former Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (@RepMarciaFudge) June 11, 2019
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