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President Donald Trump is "goading" Democrats to try and impeach him because he believes it would help "solidify his base" of supporters, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday.
Pelosi has not been shy about publicly criticizing the president and his administration. But she has shown clear resistance toward the politically fraught prospect of impeaching Trump, even amid growing pressure from her progressive Democratic colleagues to support the drastic move.
"Don't tell anybody I told you this," Pelosi said, prompting laughter a small crowd at an "Inside Congress" event sponsored by Cornell University's Institute of Politics and Global Affairs.
"Trump — I use his name — Trump is goading us to impeach him," she said. "That's what he's doing. Every single day, he's just like taunting, taunting, taunting."
Pelosi said Trump was dropping that bait because "he knows it would be very divisive for the country, but he doesn't really care. He just wants to solidify his base."
The White House did not immediately respond to Pelosi's remarks on Trump's alleged impeachment strategy.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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