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Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele Blasts Trump's 'Lynching' Tweet

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Former Maryland Republican Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele blasted President Donald Trump's tweet comparing the impeachment process to a lynching.

On Twitter Tuesday morning, Trump wrote that "All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here - a lynching. But we will WIN!"

Steele, who is black, called the comment "pathetic" in a tweet showing a graphic photo of a man being lynched.

"Trump this is not happening to you and it's pathetic that you act like you're such a victim," Steele tweeted.

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