President Donald Trump’s pick for the U.S. Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh will soon be confirmed by the U.S. Senate and take his place on the bench. For Donald Trump Jr., though, the “fight” isn’t over. He unveiled a new line of argument this week in his side’s efforts to rile up their base for the midterm elections this November, claiming if Democrats win, they’ll seek to impeach Kavanaugh. Although such is technically possible, Democrats would need to hold a two-thirds majority in the U.S. Senate to pull that off and well — not even the most optimistic left-wingers think that’s going to happen.
That didn’t stop the wannabe from tweeting about the GOP’s “war” with the Democrats though.
He shared:
‘Trump supporters – The fight isn’t over. You better believe that Democrats are going to do everything in their power to impeach Kavanuagh from the Supreme Court if they take control of Congress in November. This is war. Time to fight. Vote on Nov 6 to protect the Supreme Court!’
To be clear, an impeachment proceeding against Kavanaugh could launch, it just wouldn’t get very far. Impeachment cases are brought against officials in the U.S. House and then proceed to unfold like a trial in the U.S. Senate. Although the future of Congress’s upper chamber remains somewhat uncertain at present, it’s widely accepted that Democrats will become the majority party in the lower chamber come November. The analysts at FiveThirtyEight project they’ll pick up some 33 seats, with their chances at taking control resting at 3 in 4. Their pickups could go well beyond that point, hitting the 40s and 50s.
What’s clear, then, is that Trump Jr. and his allies are nervous. Trump Jr. himself has hit the campaign trail recently, stumping alongside his new girlfriend, former Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle, for Ted Cruz, the prominent and unpopular Republican running for re-election to the U.S. Senate in Texas. He’s facing a challenge from Democrat Beto O’Rourke that’s so credible, the Cook Political Report takes the race as a toss-up — even though it’s Texas.
Some have quipped that if Democrats can topple Cruz, there’s no way they’re not becoming the majority party in the U.S. Senate too. FiveThirtyEight gives the race a 12.4 percent chance — the most of any relevant race — to prove the “tipping point” of partisan control of the U.S. Senate. There’s only a 2 in 9 chance, the outlet believes at present, that Democrats can pull off tipping that control. Other races to watch include those to replace Tennessee Republican Bob Corker, Arizona Republican Jeff Flake, and — potentially — Nevada Republican Dean Heller.
Donald Trump Jr. isn’t the only one to prove conspicuously nervous in the face of all of this. In addition to his dad’s own incessant rallying, he’s shared an array of separate angry messages with the public.
Trump Sr. has also cast the issue of Brett Kavanaugh’s credibly claimed background committing sexual assault as prime for affecting this year’s midterms, ranting:
‘The harsh and unfair treatment of Judge Brett Kavanaugh is having an incredible upward impact on voters. The PEOPLE get it far better than the politicians. Most importantly, this great life cannot be ruined by mean & despicable Democrats and totally uncorroborated allegations!’
For now, we will just wait and see how far off Trump and Trump Jr. really are.
Twitter’s response is below.
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