Why Trump says Thank You For Your Honesty, Jeff?

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The U.S President Donald Trump has thanked a Democratic congressman, Jeff Van Drew. He believed to be considering switching parties. Van Drew said he would vote against House articles of impeachment against the U.S President. He was elected in 2018 and has become an outspoken Democratic critic of the impeachment proceedings. He confirmed last week his position has never changed and he was still planning on voting against the impeachment articles. Some media reports have suggested that Drew was considering switching to the Republican Party. The President wrote in a tweet on Saturday night, he said, “Thank you for your honesty, Jeff. All of the Democrats know you are right, but unlike you, they don’t have the guts to say so”!

It is noteworthy that Van Drew had lost significant support from within his party by the time he made the decision to switch to the Republican side. The New York Times reported he hopes that he would have a better shot at competing in the state primaries next year. He met with members of the president’s circle and participated in high-level meetings with Trump administration officials. Van Drew planned in those meetings to switch parties. Trump tweeted news on Friday regarding how Van Drew was considering switching parties after meeting with the president, after thanking the congressman for his intention to vote against impeachment.

Trump wrote, “Wow, that would be big. Always heard Jeff is very smart”! If Van Drew goes forward with switching to the Republican party, he’d mark a rare defection from the Democratic majority in the House as it appears set to pass both articles impeaching Trump for abuse of power and obstructing Congress surrounding his dealings with Ukraine. The vote could arrive on Monday and expected to make Trump the 3^rd U.S president in history to be impeached by the U.S Congress. Democrats made a last-ditch effort for Republicans to put aside politics and address what they view as a clear and present danger to the U.S democracy. In recent weeks, Trump and his allies have railed against the impeachment proceedings.