Washington (CNN) Former GOP Rep. Joe Walsh, a longshot candidate for the Republican nomination for president, on Sunday called President Donald Trump a "traitor" for asking Ukraine and China to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, and again argued Trump should be impeached for asking other countries to "interfere in our election." He stood on the White House lawn this week, Jake, and told two additional foreign governments to interfere in our election. But I'm going to say it on purpose: Donald Trump is a traitor," Walsh, who represented Illinois, told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union." The strong comments from the former Republican congressman come as Trump faces a widening impeachment inquiry in the House of Representatives. Walsh told Tapper that he is "not accusing this President of treason," but he said Trump has betrayed the nation.

Source: CNN October 06, 2019 15:09 UTC