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“The View” co-hosts agreed with former Vice President Kamala Harris Friday that impeachment would not be a good use of the Democratic Party’s time and resources if the party wins back control of Congress in the midterm elections.
“I think that going on in the direction of impeachment is not a good idea,” Harris warned Tuesday on “The Parnas Perspective” podcast. “OK, just to be honest with you. Because we have limited resources, and I think the energy and the resources need to be put into accountability, need to be put into investigations. And that’s where the time should be spent. Remember, I was in the Senate for the last go-round and the votes aren’t there, right? So, that’s how I feel.”
After playing a clip of Harris’ comments, “The View” co-hosts agreed with her assessment.
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“In terms of Trump, no, I don’t think that’s what should be on the agenda,” co-host Sunny Hostin said. “Hakeem Jeffries — who I believe will be the next speaker of the House, after November — he has a plan for 100 days which includes tax credits, taking care of the tax credits, limiting ICE and also stock trades.
“And then he’s got a plan for the first 100 hours, which would include, you know, just undoing a lot of unpopular Trump policies. So, I think there is a plan in place that Democrats have, and it may not include impeaching Trump.”
“I think that Democrats have to be realistic of what’s achievable,” co-host Ana Navarro said. “We are four days away from the election. So, before we start talking about what Democrats are going to do once they win, they’ve got to make sure they win.
“People have to focus not on all of the conversation about impeachment and what is going to happen but rather on getting out the vote and getting people to the polls so that the American people decide who they want in power in the House and in the Senate.
“There’s a limit to what Democrats are going to be able to do even if they win the House, even if they win the House and the Senate, because Donald Trump is still president,” she continued. “Legislation in this country needs to be signed by the president. If not, it needs to have a veto-proof majority. And I think that’s going to be very difficult to achieve. I’m completely against impeachment.
“There’s 100 other ways to hold Donald Trump and his administration accountable,” Navarro added. “Impeachment is an exercise that’s moot if you don’t have the 67 votes in the Senate required to indict.”
Joy Behar pointed to former President Richard Nixon’s resignation from office after Republican lawmakers warned him that he lacked sufficient Senate support to avoid conviction if impeached and said of Trump, “If we don’t have the votes to convict, there’s no point in impeaching.”
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Sara Haines also agreed, arguing that many of Trump’s supporters are now angry with him for breaking campaign promises and that Democrats could capitalize on their dissatisfaction by delivering on their own promises.
“It’s important to recognize the moment,” she said. “Donald Trump was elected and promised things he never touched. He’s been remodeling, redecorating, working to revenge, all the things. The voters were left high and dry, which is why we’re seeing some red states flip full to blue,” she said. “That’s why we are watching this campaigning.
“They need to see someone get in there, hold them accountable, do the investigations, fine,” Haines continued. “But really show the American people that what they promised, to fix all these things, that immediately there’s action taken. Even if it can’t get past the president. Spin the wheels. Show the people that you are putting up policy, that you are taking things to vote, that you are actually acting for the people that put you there.”
“Impeachment is not where the focus should be,” Alyssa Farah Griffin said. “It costs actually a lot of money to do a trial, do the investigation.
“What I think is important is there are day one things that would be beneficial for all Americans and a lot of Republicans would be on board with that a Democratic Congress could do,” she continued.
“Repealing Trump’s tarrifs, that is the power of the purse controlled by Congress and trying to wind down or pause the war in Iran. Those are things you should get Republican votes to do. That will bring down people’s fuel prices. Those are where the focus should be.”
Earlier this month, veteran Democratic strategist James Carville also warned Democrats against impeaching Trump if the party wins control of Congress in the midterms.
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Democratic strategist and co-host of “The Huddle” podcast Dan Turrentine told Fox News Digital, “Neither the Senate arithmetic nor the American people are there. Folks are angry with the president about the economy, tariffs, healthcare, the war with Iran, corruption. They feel he is focused on everything but them.
“Our job is to fight for the real lives of real people, solving their problems, while providing appropriate oversight of the executive branch and trusting the electorate provides accountability,” he added.
“The quickest path back to the minority or continuing to be on the outside, looking into the White House, is to focus on revenge and score settling.”
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