Tom Steyer defends his recent push for impeachment of Pres. Trump, telling jonkarl that 'actual democracy,' and more public visibility will boost support for Trump's removal: 'Let the American people see the facts and let them judge.'
Billionaire liberal activist Tom Steyer, who announced earlier this week that he is running for president, joined ABC's"This Week" to discuss the early stages of a campaign that he has pledged to spend over $100 million of his own money on to capture his party's nomination.
"The only way to actually push this the right way is what we've been saying, actual democracy. Get it on TV, let the American people see the facts and let them judge, that hasn't happened," he added. "The question is, if we're going to take back this democracy, is someone going to lead it who has successfully done it from the outside, or a bunch of people from Washington, D.C.?" Steyer said, adding that he could"guarantee" that he would continue to fund efforts to register more people to vote and continue to devote resources to the other causes he backs.
To combat the effects of climate change Steyer said the United States has to evaluate and change the entire way. The Californian and former hedge fund manager has more recently made his main mission to gin up support for the impeachment of Trump, spending millions on a national ad campaign through the group NeedtoImpeach, which he founded and funds.
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