DEMS/GOP/IMPEACHMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Having attacked some of his critics as ‘Do Nothing Democrats,’ President Donald Trump reserved a harsher term Wednesday [10-23-19] for ‘Never Trumper Republicans’ who continue to opposed him amid an impeachment inquiry. ‘Human scum’…Trump has ratcheted up his criticism of Republicans in recent weeks, as some GOP lawmakers question his decisions to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria, pressure Ukrainian officials to weigh into U.S. politics and select a Florida property he owns to host the next G-7 summit of world leaders. Trump later reversed himself on the Florida resort and has described his July 25 phone call with Ukraine as ‘perfect.’ During a mid-day tweet storm, Trump identified one of his Never Trumper critics as Bill Taylor, the diplomat who told House impeachment investigators Wednesday he was ‘alarmed’ by the linking of aid to investigations of Trump’s Democratic rival Joe Biden.”
–David Jackson, “‘Human scum:’ Donald Trump has harsh comments for ‘Never Trumper’ Republicans,” USA Today, October 23, 2019 11:29 pm