The House voted to impeach Trump, 73, on charges ofabuse of powerandobstruction of Congressin connection withthe Ukraine scandal, making him only the third president in United States history to be impeached and forcing him to stand trial in the Senate in the new year.
Celebrities includingBette Midler,Cole Sprouse,Jon Voight,Alyssa MilanoandAntoni Porowskiall tweeted about the history-making vote on Wednesday — with some stars celebrating the decision, others slamming it, and some asking questions about theimpeachment process.
“I expected this moment but I expected to be more joyful,” Milano, 47,wroteafter the impeachment vote. “Maybe jump up & do a happy dance. Maybe. But I’m just sad and heartbroken. What he’s left behind can’t be erased with this vote. The bigotry and xenophobia he’s emboldened. The lies. It will take generations to recover.”
“This is a terrible day in our country’s history,” she added. “But a great defense of our democracy.”
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Sprouse, 27,tweeted: “Time for a celebration.”
“‘It doesn’t mean he’s out of office yet!!!!'” headdedin another tweet. “Yeah everyone knows stfu. Take the win, carry the momentum.”
Midler, 74, simplywrote: “Impeached.”
“This President is not being Impeached because he’s a liar or immoral or a misogynist or a white nationalist or incompetent or ignorant. He’s being Impeached because he committed the High Crimes of Abuse of Power & Obstruction of Congress,” directorRob Reinertweeted.
Meanwhile, Voight, 80, shareda videoin which he slammed the impeachment vote and encouraged his followers to pray for the country.
“The evil is trying to win,” he said. “This is a battle for truths and the left are afraid of the true truths that President Trump has brought forth. This is America: We are strong, we are smart and our leader, President Trump, has shown us this. If the impeachment proceeds, America will fall.”
Jersey Shore‘sVinny Guadagninoalso expressed skepticism,tweeting: “People want Trump impeached but you really want Pence? He reminds me of one of the founding fathers inThe Purge.”
“Dangerous precedent…gonna cause a major tit for tat retaliation now for whomever is in power,”Kristie Alleywrote. “Fasten your seatbelts, it’s gonna be a bumpy decade.”
Other celebs, including Porowski andLizzo, simply shared their questions about the next steps in the impeachment process.
“WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?” Lizzotweeted, while theQueer Eyestar, 35, questioned: “Asking for a friend who is me: Can a president be re-elected if they were impeached?”
Trump, who has adamantly denied wrongdoing despite testimony otherwise,will now be tried in the Republican-controlled Senateand a conviction, which would require the votes of nearly two dozen Republican senators, is far from certain.
Earlier Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said impeachment was the House’s constitutional obligation after Trump allegedly pressured Ukraine to investigate his political rivals.
“Today, as speaker of the House, I solemnly and sadly open the debate on the impeachment of the president of the United States,” she said. “If we do not act now, we would be derelict in our duty. It is tragic that the president’s reckless actions make impeachment necessary. He gave us no choice.”
source: people.com
