Trump Intensifies Criticism of Impeachment Inquiry by Calling It a ‘Coup’

President Donald Trump pauses to answer a reporter’s question about a whistleblower at the White House in Washington on Sept. 30, 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

President Donald Trump has increased his criticism of the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry, comparing the process to a “coup.”

“As I learn more and more each day, I am coming to the conclusion that what is taking place is not an impeachment, it is a COUP,” Trump wrote on Twitter on Tuesday, Oct. 1.