RINO Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE) floated the idea of impeaching President Trump if he invades Greenland.
“I would lean that way,” he said of supporting an impeachment over Greenland. “The off-ramp is realizing Republicans aren’t going to tolerate this and he’s going to have to back off. He hates being told no, but in this case, I think Republicans need to be firm.”
Bacon announced his retirement from Congress last July, and he’s eying impeachment as his final act.
Bacon also co-sponsored a bill with Democrats to curb Trump’s power and prevent a military invasion of Greenland, which Trump has not expressed plans for. Still, he has signaled that the option is on the table, likely for strategic purposes.
“I think it should be unnecessary,” Bacon told the Omaha World Herald while speaking about the legislation.
“It’s ridiculous that this has to even be done. But when the president talks about taking Greenland one way or the other way every day this last week or so and that it’s unacceptable if Greenland refuses to be part of the United States, I felt like I needed to make a statement that Republicans disagree,” the lone Republican sponsor of the bill added.
Trump has repeatedly said the island is needed for national security and to prevent Russia or China from taking over.
Trump told reporters at a news conference last month at Mar-a-Lago, while announcing a new Golden Fleet of battleships.
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As The Gateway Pundit reported, Trump took a different approach than using the military on Saturday, despite apparent threats of military conflict from NATO members.
Trump slapped Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland with 10% tariffs, effective February 1, in response to troop movements to defend NATO from US forces.
“China and Russia want Greenland, and there is not a thing that Denmark can do about it. They currently have two dogsleds as protection, one added recently. Only the United States of America, under PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP, can play in this game, and very successfully, at that! Nobody will touch this sacred piece of Land, especially since the National Security of the United States, and the World at large, is at stake,” Trump said.
The 10% tariff will increase to 25% on June 1, and will be “due and payable until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland,” Trump said.
Previously, Trump said he’d “love to make a deal with them,” but “one way or another, we’re going to have Greenland.”
With regard to NATO, the President suggested he might withdraw the US from the alliance and stated, “I’m the one that saved NATO. You wouldn’t have NATO if I weren’t President.”
“I just wonder whether or not, if we needed NATO, would they be there for us? I’m not sure they would,” Trump continued. “They need us much more than we need them.”
“Look, we’re talking about acquiring, not leasing, not having it short-term. We’re talking about acquiring. And if we don’t do it, Russia or China will, and that’s not going to happen when I’m President,” he added.
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Per the Omaha World Herald:
Rep. Don Bacon on Wednesday ratcheted up his criticism of President Donald Trump’s approach to Greenland, telling The World-Herald that Trump’s comments represent “utter buffoonery” and that invading Greenland would be a “disastrous idea” that could lead to Trump’s impeachment.
Bacon, a Nebraska Republican who’s not seeking reelection this fall, said an invasion of Greenland could prompt House Republicans to impeach Trump, who was impeached by the House twice in his first term but acquitted both times by the Senate.
“I’ll be candid with you: There’s so many Republicans mad about this,” Bacon said. “If he went through with the threats, I think it would be the end of his presidency. And he needs to know: The off-ramp is realizing Republicans aren’t going to tolerate this and he’s going to have to back off. He hates being told no, but in this case, I think Republicans need to be firm.”
Bacon declined to say definitively whether he would support a hypothetical Greenland-related impeachment of Trump. But he said he’d strongly consider it.
“I don’t want to give you a definite yes or no, but I would lean that way,” he said. “It would be a total mistake to invade an ally. It would be catastrophic to our allies and everything. It’s just the worst idea ever in my view.”
Bacon further attacked Trump for standing up to NATO countries, saying, “You don’t treat allies that way.”
“You do that with Russia or China, Iran, but don’t treat your best friends like a piece of S-H-I-T. That’s what he’s doing. I think it’s totally wrong to treat your best friends like this and bully them,” he added.
