Trump gripes about impeachment, media at Louisiana rally

President Donald Trump on Friday pressed his argument that House impeachment inquiry is thing more than a new attempt to overturn his election based on “a lot of crap.” Trump found a sympatic audience in Louisiana, where an arena packed with his supporters roared at his profane denunciations of proceedings hundreds of miles away in nation’s capital.

“y’ve been trying to stop us for more than three years with a lot of crap,” he said, referring to investigation into Russian election interference that concluded earlier this year. “y kw y can’t win on Election Day so y’re pursuing an illegal, invalid and unconstitutional, bulls--- impeachment,” president thundered at his second political rally in as many days.

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Trump also pressed his unproven claims against Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter, who sat on board of a Ukrainian gas company when Biden was vice president. Trump complained about a double standard in news media cover. He said if any of his children were similarly accused, media wouldn’t call allegations unsubstantiated — “y would be saying, ‘Where’s nearest cell?’” re has been evidence of wrongdoing by eir Joe Biden or Hunter Biden.

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Impeachment inquiry

House Democrats have opened an impeachment inquiry over Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, in which he asked that country’s president during a telephone call in July to investigate Biden. An intelligence community whistleblower complained that Trump was abusing his office for personal political gain. Trump insists he didn’t do anything wrong and has called conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy “perfect.” Zelenskiy has said he was t pressured by Trump. Trump claimed Democrats are “r-filled” and have opened impeachment inquiry because y “have gone completely insane” in ir “nstop battle” to overturn 2016 presidential election result.

“Nancy Pelosi hates United States of America, or she wouldn’t be doing this,” Trump said of Democratic speaker of House, who h long resisted calls to initiate impeachment proceedings. Pelosi has said “ one is above law” and Trump must be held accountable for actions that she says jeopardize U.S. national security, integrity of American elections and Constitution. Trump came to Louisiana to unite a squabbling Republican Party against Deep South’s only Democratic goverr, hoping to keep John Bel Edwards from tching a primary win in Saturday’s election.

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Republican loyalties split between two major candidates

Republican loyalties are split between two major candidates: Ralph Abraham, a third-term congressman and physician from rural rast Louisiana, and Eddie Rispone, a businessman and longtime political dor from Baton Rouge who is making his first bid for office. Both Republican candidates claim long-term support from Trump.

“Tomorrow, you’ve got to vote John Bel Edwards out,” Trump said, criticizing Democrat as b for state. “If he doesn’t get 50%, n one of our two great candidates will win that.”

president is t endorsing eir GOP candidate to maximize chances that Edwards will fall below 50% vote threshold needed to avoid a ruff, according to a White House aide and a campaign aide, both of whom asked for anymity because y were t authorized to discuss strategy. Trump plans to endorse whichever GOP candidate makes it to a ruff against Edwards, aides said.

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