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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDeplorables sling racial slurs at Al Green after he calls for impeachment of President Trump
During a town hall meeting Saturday, Congressman Al Green played recordings of threatening voicemail messages left for him after he demanded the impeachment of President Donald Trump on the House floor earlier this week.
"You'll be hanging from a tree," one caller said.
The calls use graphic racial slurs, some calling Green the n-word. "You ain't going to impeach nobody. Try it and we will lynch all of you," the caller said.
On Wednesday, the Houston Democrat became the first member of Congress to call for Trump's impeachment from the House floor. The congressman said the firing of FBI Director James Comey was one of the reasons. Listen to the calls U.S. Rep. Al Green received.
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http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Racial-slurs-thrown-at-Al-Green-after-calling-for-11161204.php
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Deplorables sling racial slurs at Al Green after he calls for impeachment of President Trump (Original Post)
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2017
OP
Violence & hate that's all they got going for them really no informed rebuttal or debate will occur
lunasun
May 2017
#3
I heard when Joy talked to him she also mentioned that he had had death threats over
a kennedy
May 2017
#7
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)1. Recommended. eom
world wide wally
(21,755 posts)2. i'm glad I am with the anti-trump forces
lunasun
(21,646 posts)3. Violence & hate that's all they got going for them really no informed rebuttal or debate will occur
kwassa
(23,340 posts)4. Love and Happiness
sorry, I was thinking of the other Al Green
luvMIdog
(2,533 posts)5. They should be tracking those threatening callers.
lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)6. That's a predictable response from the mouth breathers.
And Mr Green has the right idea. He knows what must be done.
a kennedy
(29,711 posts)7. I heard when Joy talked to him she also mentioned that he had had death threats over
this town hall. They sure feel emboldened with their fawking hero tRump as president.
GreenEyedLefty
(2,073 posts)8. He should make a fundraiser out of this.
Everytime someone calls him a name or threatens him, he gets a surge of donations.
https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/al-green-3
Initech
(100,104 posts)9. Ugh, they are getting more despicable by the day.