"Historic, national, constitutional crisis" - Buttigieg

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Mayor Pete Buttigieg told reporters Saturday, "I think that we need to have the discipline not to get thrown by nefarious activity into having the President do what he does best, which is change the subject, We're in a historic, national, constitutional crisis over the conduct of the President. That's what we've gotta deal with and that'd what this is about."

The Democratic presidential candidate was campaigning in Reno, Nevada. "So we gotta do to things at once, right? It's very clear that in the name and the integrity of the Republic there has to be action when you had this kind of Presidential misconduct. On the other hand, we've also gotta recognize the kinds of needs on the ground, the issues around affordable housing and access to healthcare, getting a better income and protecting workers. Those go one regardless. I actually think the two are connected. I think if our country had done a better job of empowering people housing, health, education, income, and infrastructure, we would not have seen the kind of disaffection that people like the current President have taken advantage of in order to take power. It's why I think it's not only possible but necessary to handle both of these things at once."

President Trump in a video posted on his Twitter account Saturday, said that, "What's going on now is the single greatest scam, in the history of American politics. The president continued in his video to say, "they're trying to stop me, because I'm fighting for you.

Earlier on Saturday, President Trump was greeted by protestors chanting "impeach" outside his Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia.

Ukraine must investigate the activities of U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden's son to establish whether his role in a Ukrainian gas company complied with the country's laws, Mykola Azarov, Ukraine's former prime minister, said in an interview.

Azarov did not specify to which Ukrainian laws he was referring.