"That's not appropriate in any context," he added. "It's just inappropriate."

Thune, the No. 2 Senate Republican, is the latest lawmaker to push back against the president, after he made the comparison in a tweet on Tuesday.

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Trump wrote that Republicans should recognize that they are "witnessing" a lynching in the form of impeachment.



"So some day, if a Democrat becomes President and the Republicans win the House, even by a tiny margin, they can impeach the President, without due process or fairness or any legal rights," Trump tweeted. "All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here — a lynching. But we will WIN!" Trump wrote that Republicans should recognize that they are "witnessing" a lynching in the form of impeachment."So some day, if a Democrat becomes President and the Republicans win the House, even by a tiny margin, they can impeach the President, without due process or fairness or any legal rights," Trump tweeted. "All Republicans must remember what they are witnessing here — a lynching. But we will WIN!"

Democrats are wading deeper into an impeachment inquiry focused on Trump asking Ukraine to investigate the Bidens, and whether or not the administration held up aid in an effort to pressure the country.

House Minority Leader(R-Calif.) told reporters on Tuesday that "I don't agree with that language."