Outrage as Donald Trump describes impeachment proceedings against him as a ‘lynching’

“So some day if a Democrat becomes president and the Republicans win the House, even by a tiny margin, they can impeach the president, without due process or fairness or any legal rights,” he said. “All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here – a lynching. But we will WIN!”

The Twitter post drew a chorus of outrage.

“That is one word that no president ought to apply to himself,” said South Carolina representative James Clyburn, the House majority whip, on CNN. “I’m not just a politician … I’m a product of the south. I know the history of that word,” he added.