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Trump Once Again Lashed Out at Sen. Joe 'Munchkin', Romney for Testifying Against Him

© REUTERS / LEAH MILLISUS President Donald Trump holds up a copy of USA Today's front page, showing news of his acquittal in his Senate impeachment trial, as he arrives to address the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, 6 February 2020.
US President Donald Trump holds up a copy of USA Today's front page, showing news of his acquittal in his Senate impeachment trial, as he arrives to address the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, 6 February 2020. - Sputnik International
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Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump overcame the biggest crisis of his presidency - the impeachment process, with the Senate voting 52 to 46 to acquit the president.

Having emerged relatively unscathed from the impeachment process, US President Donald Trump is striking back against those who voted against him with his weapon of choice for domestic conflict: Twitter.

Besides Romney, the sole Republican senator to break ranks with the party and vote to convict President Trump, the US president has lashed out at Sen. Joe Manchin from West Virginia, giving him the nickname 'Munchkin' and calling his ability to read in question.

© Photo : ScreenshotTrump lashes out at senators Joe 'Munchkin' and Mitt Romney
Trump Once Again Lashed Out at Sen. Joe 'Munchkin', Romney for Testifying Against Him - Sputnik International
Trump lashes out at senators Joe 'Munchkin' and Mitt Romney
Earlier this week, Romney voted to convict President Trump of committing impeachable acts in his dealings with Ukraine in the impeachment trial. 

According to the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, he turned to his Mormon faith for guidance to make the difficult decision, declaring that he would vote against the president.

President Donald Trump holds up a newspaper with the headline that reads ACQUITTED at the 68th annual National Prayer Breakfast, at the Washington Hilton, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, in Washington. - Sputnik International
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Joe Manchin, whom Trump expected to vote alongside Republicans to acquit him, called for censuring Trump for the behaviour he'd exhibited which was described in the two articles of impeachment passed by the House, as opposed to voting to remove Trump from office.

Besides the moves of the two, Donald Trump was ultimately found not guilty on both articles of impeachment: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, with 52-48 and 53-47 votes correspondingly.

The trial ended the months-long impeachment process that started in September 2019, when the formal impeachment investigation was launched due to the Trump-Ukraine scandal.

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