2 Days After Being Booed at World Series, Trump Surrounds Himself with GOP Supporters and Blasts Pelosi

Two days after appearing at theWorld Series, PresidentDonald Trumpon Tuesday night swapped the peanuts and Cracker Jacks andthe sound of many people booingfor a supportive crowd of Republican donors.

Trump’s fundraising appearance coincided with Game 6 of the World Series, which saw the Washington Nationals triumph over the Houston Astros, 7–2.

During Game 5 of the series, Trump and First LadyMelania Trumpdrew some cheers and claps but louder boos and mocking chants from baseball fans in attendance.

Trump critics also called out “lock him up” — a twist on a common chant during his rallies, usually referring toHillary Clinton.

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“We need to win back the House to retire Nancy once and for all,” Trump told donors on Tuesday,according to CNBC. He voiced his endorsement of McCarthy for House speaker, backing him as “tough, loyal and smart.”

Elsewhere this week, the president and first ladygreeted trick-or-treaters at the White House on Monday— a pause from Trump’s continued, occasionally all-caps attacks on the impeachment process.

He has denied wrongdoing and compared the investigation to a “witch hunt.”

“Why are people that I never even heard of testifying about the call. Just READ THE CALL TRANSCRIPT AND THE IMPEACHMENT HOAX IS OVER! Ukrain [sic] said NO PRESSURE,” Trump claimed on Twitter on Tuesday.

On Thursday,Democrats plan to formally vote ontheir ongoing investigation and begin to make some of their work public.

So far, the impeachment investigation has reportedly seen closed-door testimony from various government officialscorroborating the broader pictureof President Trump and his associates acting improperly toward Ukraine.

This summer, Trump pushed Ukraine’s government to investigate former Vice PresidentJoe Biden, his leading challenger for re-election next year.

source: people.com