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Trump noted the difference as he fired back at Democrats at a campaign rally in Battle Creek, Michigan.Still, there were some voices of sanity to be heard if you tried hard enough. Tulsi Gabbard distinguished herself by refusing to participate in the hysterics and garnered some support for doing so:
"We did not lose one Republican vote and three Democrats voted for us," he said. "The Republican Party has never been so affronted but they have never been so united as they are right now.""Think of it, three Democrats went over to our side, no Republicans - it's unheard of."Taking aim at the impeachment saga itself, Trump did not mince words, calling it "illegal, unconstitutional and partisan," and predicting it would spell the end of the Democratic Party since Democrats "have branded themselves with an eternal mark of shame.""The do-nothing Democrats are declaring their deep hatred and disdain for the American voter. This lawless partisan impeachment is a political suicide march for the Democratic Party"
Voting "present" instead of "yes" or "no" in Wednesday's full House vote for two impeachment articles passed in committee last week, Gabbard became one of only a tiny minority of Democrats to swim against the current in her own party.While the sanest of the sane, Russian president Vladimir Putin called out the lunacy for what it was:
"I could not in good conscience vote for impeachment because removal of a sitting President must not be the culmination of a partisan process, fueled by tribal animosities that have so gravely divided our country," Gabbard said in a lengthy statement after the vote.
"This is just political infighting. A party that lost the elections, the Democrats, now seeks to achieve its goals with some other means. They first accused Trump of colluding with Russia but later it turned out that there was no collusion and it could not be used as a reason to impeach him, so they came up with accusations related to some alleged pressure he exerted on Ukraine..."
Comment: Comment: RT provides more detail on some of the discussion above: On the US initiated arms race: On how dialogue is necessary dialogue between Kiev and the breakaway regions in Eastern Ukraine if they're to work towards peace: On the issue of security cooperation with countries and of terrorists, as highlighted by the Chechen militant killed in Berlin: Putin denies there's a military alliance with China, although it is helping it develop defensive technologies, the US, however, is seeking to form a military block in Asia with Japan and South Korea: Putin highlighted that Russia has surpassing the US and Canada to become the world's number 1 exporter of wheat and other agricultural produce: On the 25% discount Russia is ready to offer Ukraine on natural gas: On the issue of Ukraine and how the US should put its money where it's mouth is: On how his hardest moments as President were Russia's terror attacks: