Senate Majority Whip John Thune
John Randolph ThuneClash looms over next coronavirus relief bill Trump second-term plans remain a mystery to GOP Republicans fear backlash over Trump's threatened veto on Confederate names MORE (R-S.D.) on Tuesday said it was "inappropriate" for President Trump
Donald John TrumpKimberly Guilfoyle reports being asymptomatic and 'feeling really pretty good' after COVID-19 diagnosis Biden says he will rejoin WHO on his first day in office Lincoln Project offers list of GOP senators who 'protect' Trump in new ad MORE to compare the House impeachment inquiry to lynching.
John Randolph ThuneClash looms over next coronavirus relief bill Trump second-term plans remain a mystery to GOP Republicans fear backlash over Trump's threatened veto on Confederate names MORE (R-S.D.) on Tuesday said it was "inappropriate" for President TrumpDonald John TrumpKimberly Guilfoyle reports being asymptomatic and 'feeling really pretty good' after COVID-19 diagnosis Biden says he will rejoin WHO on his first day in office Lincoln Project offers list of GOP senators who 'protect' Trump in new ad MORE to compare the House impeachment inquiry to lynching. "That's not appropriate in any context," he added. "It's just inappropriate."
Thune, the No. 2 Senate Republican, is the latest lawmaker to push back against the president, after he made the comparison in a tweet on Tuesday.
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Trump wrote that Republicans should recognize that they are "witnessing" a lynching in the form of impeachment.
"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," Trump tweeted. "All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here — a lynching. But we will WIN!"
Democrats are wading deeper into an impeachment inquiry focused on Trump asking Ukraine to investigate the Bidens, and whether or not the administration held up aid in an effort to pressure the country.
The tweet sparked near immediate backlash from House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn
James (Jim) Enos ClyburnJaime Harrison seeks to convince Democrats he can take down Lindsey Graham Biden and BLM must set aside differences, focus on beating Trump The blessing of Black men: Our lives, our voices, and our votes matter MORE (D-S.C.), one of the most influential black lawmakers in Congress, and other lawmakers.
James (Jim) Enos ClyburnJaime Harrison seeks to convince Democrats he can take down Lindsey Graham Biden and BLM must set aside differences, focus on beating Trump The blessing of Black men: Our lives, our voices, and our votes matter MORE (D-S.C.), one of the most influential black lawmakers in Congress, and other lawmakers. 
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellLincoln Project offers list of GOP senators who 'protect' Trump in new ad State and local officials beg Congress to send more election funds ahead of November Teacher's union puts million behind ad demanding funding for schools preparing to reopen MORE did not comment as he walked from the Senate floor to his office when asked by reporters about Trump's tweet.
Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellLincoln Project offers list of GOP senators who 'protect' Trump in new ad State and local officials beg Congress to send more election funds ahead of November Teacher's union puts million behind ad demanding funding for schools preparing to reopen MORE did not comment as he walked from the Senate floor to his office when asked by reporters about Trump's tweet. Sen. John Cornyn
John CornynLincoln Project offers list of GOP senators who 'protect' Trump in new ad Chamber of Commerce endorses Cornyn for reelection George Floyd and the upcoming Texas Democratic Senate runoff MORE (R-Texas), an adviser to McConnell, said "some people" would find Trump's comparison offensive.
John CornynLincoln Project offers list of GOP senators who 'protect' Trump in new ad Chamber of Commerce endorses Cornyn for reelection George Floyd and the upcoming Texas Democratic Senate runoff MORE (R-Texas), an adviser to McConnell, said "some people" would find Trump's comparison offensive. "Well I remember when Clarence Thomas
Clarence ThomasSupreme Court expands religious rights with trio of rulings Overnight Health Care: CDC to issue more guidance on school openings amid Trump criticism | Supreme Court upholds birth control coverage exemptions | US surpasses 3 million coronavirus infections Supreme Court upholds Trump's expansion of ObamaCare birth control exemptions MORE called his confirmation hearing a high-tech lynching. Obviously that's hyperbole, and some people might find it offensive," Cornyn said. Asked if he was one of the people who would find it offensive, he added: "Listen I've got a pretty high threshold when it comes to being offended around here or I would be offended all day every day."
