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DeFazio, Pelosi, See Election 2020 As Better Option Over Trump Impeachment

U.S. Embassy - Bern, Switzerland

Many critics of Donald Trump were upset when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said recently that the president wasn’t “worthy” of impeachment. 

Another House Democrat, Peter DeFazio of Oregon, says there is a better option at the moment.

“We need to focus on the next election like a laser," DeFazio tells KLCC. "Already some of the early results show that the ‘Blue Wave’ may have diminished a bit. We have to worry about this a lot. 

"Sure, maybe the House after extensive investigation -which is ongoing- might find impeachable articles. If they do, then I think we’d be obligated to go forward.”

President Trump is already talking up a 2020 run, and faces a growing number of potential challengers. 

DeFazio himself isn’t endorsing any particular Democratic candidate.  But he says by talking about the future of health care, the threat of climate change, and Trump’s anti-immigrant stance, victory is still possible.

Some Democrats are calling for impeachment of the president, including Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar.

Copyright 2019, KLCC.

Brian Bull is an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Oregon, and remains a contributor to the KLCC news department. He began working with KLCC in June 2016.   In his 27+ years as a public media journalist, he's worked at NPR, Twin Cities Public Television, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Wisconsin Public Radio, and ideastream in Cleveland. His reporting has netted dozens of accolades, including four national Edward R. Murrow Awards (22 regional),  the Ohio Associated Press' Best Reporter Award, Best Radio Reporter from  the Native American Journalists Association, and the PRNDI/NEFE Award for Excellence in Consumer Finance Reporting.
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