Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) on Saturday dismissed calls by some on the left to impeach President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE following the publication of the Mueller report, saying he would rather defeat Trump at the ballot box in 2020.

“The American public made a choice, albeit a bad choice, from my perspective,” Cleavers said during an appearance on MSNBC. “I’d rather defeat Donald Trump.”

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Cleaver added that efforts to impeach Trump would exacerbate the country's divides and that Democrats should instead focus on the election.

“We’re already a badly divided nation. The impeachment effort is going to only divide us further,” he said. “Let’s go to the American public and tell them, 'You have an opportunity reelect a kleptocrat or a Democrat,' and I think the majority of the American public will go for a Democrat.”

Since the Justice Department released a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE's report Thursday, House Democrats have been split over whether to consider impeachment proceedings against the president.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer Steny Hamilton HoyerOVERNIGHT ENERGY: California seeks to sell only electric cars by 2035 | EPA threatens to close New York City office after Trump threats to 'anarchist' cities | House energy package sparks criticism from left and right House energy package sparks criticism from left and right Hoyer: House should vote on COVID-19 aid — with or without a bipartisan deal MORE (D-Md.) called an impeachment effort "not worthwhile," while others such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-CortezWells Fargo CEO issues apology after saying there was a 'limited pool of Black talent' Brand responds to Trump claim protesters throw tuna cans at police: 'Eat em, don't throw em' CNN's Don Lemon: 'Blow up the entire system' remark taken out of context MORE (D-N.Y.) have pushed to at least investigate the possibility of impeachment.

Mueller's report said that the Trump campaign did not conspire with Russia during the 2016 election. On the question of whether Trump obstructed justice by interfering with the probe itself, Mueller said his report neither implicated nor exonerated Trump but said Congress has the authority to conduct obstruction probes.