{"id":14306,"date":"2017-05-21T10:23:20","date_gmt":"2017-05-21T16:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=14306"},"modified":"2021-05-20T19:40:48","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T01:40:48","slug":"racial-slurs-thrown-at-al-green-after-calling-for-impeachment-of-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2017\/05\/racial-slurs-thrown-at-al-green-after-calling-for-impeachment-of-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Racist Threats of Violence thrown at Al Green after calling for impeachment of Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-14308\" src=\"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Al_Green.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"445\" height=\"301\" data-wp-pid=\"14308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Al_Green.jpg 575w, https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Al_Green-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Al_Green-800x543.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><b>Chron<\/b> &#8211; Racial slurs have been directed at U.S. Rep. Al Green, a Democrat from Houston, after he took to the House floor last week to call for President Donald Trump&#8217;s impeachment and removal from office.<\/p>\n<p>During a town hall meeting Saturday, Congressman Al Green played recordings of threatening voicemail messages left for him after he demanded the impeachment of President Donald Trump on the House floor earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;ll be hanging from a tree,&#8221; one caller said.<\/p>\n<p>The calls use graphic racial slurs, some calling Green the n-word. &#8220;You ain&#8217;t going to impeach nobody. Try it and we will lynch all of you,&#8221; the caller said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 140%; font-weight: 500;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/news\/houston-texas\/article\/Racial-slurs-thrown-at-Al-Green-after-calling-for-11161204.php\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14021\" src=\"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Whisper_Impeach_Ad-2.png\" alt=\"How to impeach a president\" width=\"854\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Whisper_Impeach_Ad-2.png 854w, https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Whisper_Impeach_Ad-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Whisper_Impeach_Ad-2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Whisper_Impeach_Ad-2-800x533.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 140%; font-weight: 500;\">Citizen led Trump impeachment method. The Rules of the House of Representatives stipulate citizens can initiate impeachment. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chron &#8211; Racial slurs have been directed at U.S. Rep. Al Green, a Democrat from Houston, after he took to the House floor last week to call for President Donald Trump&#8217;s impeachment and removal from office. During a town hall meeting Saturday, Congressman Al Green played recordings of threatening voicemail messages left for him 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