All three of the previous impeachment efforts were all denounced as "coups" as well. https://t.co/kEPRRNlQtd
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) October 9, 2019
When Democrat Andrew Johnson was facing impeachment in 1868, his supporters -- like this New York Herald piece -- denounced the effort as a "coup d'etat" pic.twitter.com/n0nG3ZuSxj
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) October 9, 2019
When Republican Richard Nixon was facing impeachment in 1973, his supporters -- like this letter writer to a Washington Post columnist -- denounced the effort as a "coup d'etat." pic.twitter.com/IviHLduTQR
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) October 9, 2019
When Democrat Bill Clinton was facing impeachment in 1998, his supporters -- like these Hollywood celebrities -- denounced the effort as a "coup d'etat." pic.twitter.com/ETCnMr6Tpf
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) October 9, 2019
While I have your attention, @parscale, the idea that Trump is "the most popular Republican president in American history" is laughably wrong.
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) October 9, 2019
Here are Gallup's numbers for Trump and GWBush, GHWBush & Reagan -- all of whom hit much higher levels of approval than Trump ever has. pic.twitter.com/qP8nuF7N6B
And here are Gallup's numbers for Trump and Ford, Nixon & Eisenhower -- all of whom hit much higher levels of approval than Trump ever has. pic.twitter.com/c7Jd1DWSKb
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) October 9, 2019
Trump is actually the *least* popular Republican president in modern history.
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) October 9, 2019
Good luck spinning that. https://t.co/eh1cLdvqUW