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Houston Rep. Al Green rips Nancy Pelosi after impeachment comments in Dallas

Democratic Rep. Al Green said in a statement that Trump is "the quintessential person that impeachment was designed for," no matter what Pelosi thinks.

A Houston Congressman on Monday took exception to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's comments in Dallas opposing impeachment of President Donald Trump.

Democratic Rep. Al Green said in a statement that Trump is "the quintessential person that impeachment was designed for," no matter what Pelosi thinks.

Green led a push to impeach the president last year. But Pelosi, the former House speaker, told The Dallas Morning News' editorial board on Friday that while she loved Green, she wishes he'd back off.

U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi met with The Dallas Morning News' editorial board to...
U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi met with The Dallas Morning News' editorial board to discuss the Democrats' plan called the Better Deal on Friday, May 11, 2018, at the DMN offices in Dallas. (Louis DeLuca / Staff Photographer)

"We have elections," Pelosi said Friday. "Go vote if it's a policy thing and a behavior thing. I don't know if you can get impeached for being a jerk, but if we did, this guy would be long gone. But that's not unifying."

Pelosi said she also still gets heat from the left for not pushing for the impeachment of President George W. Bush when she was speaker. Pelosi said she'd much prefer Bush as president now over Trump.

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Talking about impeachment at this point, Pelosi said, is a gift to Republicans in the midterm elections.

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But Green said in his statement Pelosi was "trivializing" Trump's behavior.

"He is the most powerful person on Earth," he said. "His hateful, harmful tweets can, and have become policy. His words can move markets. He's not just some 'jerk,' he's the President of the United States with a bigoted policy agenda."

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Green's impeachment efforts have so far failed overwhelmingly in the House.