U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon) is calling on President Donald Trump to pull down a tweet comparing the House impeachment inquiry to a "lynching."
We can all disagree on the process, and argue merits. But never should we use terms like “lynching” here. The painful scourge in our history has no comparison to politics, and @realDonaldTrump should retract this immediately. May God help us to return to a better way. https://t.co/URKNgxUfiv
— Adam Kinzinger (@RepKinzinger) October 22, 2019
Lynchings were racially-motivated extrajudicial slayings largely targeting African-Americans. The NAACP reports more than 4,700 lynchings between 1882 and 1968.
U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Chicago) was more blunt.
You think this impeachment is a LYNCHING? What the hell is wrong with you?
— Bobby L. Rush (@RepBobbyRush) October 22, 2019
Do you know how many people who look like me have been lynched, since the inception of this country, by people who look like you. Delete this tweet. https://t.co/oTMhWo4awR
