‘House of Cards’ Creator Beau Willimon Calls for ‘Treasonous’ Trump to Be Impeached

By The Liberty Telegraph | June 12, 2018

House of Cards creator Beau Willimon took to Twitter to call President Donald Trump “treasonous” and called on Congress to remove him from office through impeachment.

Responding to a tweet from Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) to U.S. allies about the country’s “shared values,” Willimon suggested the only way prevent further “damage” would be by removing Trump from office.

To our allies: bipartisan majorities of Americans remain pro-free trade, pro-globalization & supportive of alliances based on 70 years of shared values. Americans stand with you, even if our president doesn’t.

— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) June 10, 2018

“Until the Congress is willing to use its constitutionally mandated power to end this presidency due to its rampant corruption and treasonous behavior, the damage will continue,” said the 40-year-old screenwriter. “Only actions, not statements, can stop it.”

Until the Congress is willing to use is constitutionally mandated power to end this presidency due to its rampant corruption and treasonous behavior, the damage will continue. Only actions, not statements, can stop it. https://t.co/ODNGhedjO5

— Beau Willimon (@BeauWillimon) June 10, 2018

Earlier on in the day, Willimon also accused President Trump of damaging relations with prominent U.S. allies and appeasing dictators such as Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un.

“Trump has stupidly & dangerously succeeded in alienating our greatest allies. They now find solidarity in opposing us,” he wrote. “Meanwhile he disparages Canada while praising North Korea & Russia. Dictatorships are, by nature, enemies of people. Trump is making us an enemy of the world.”

Trump has stupidly & dangerously succeeded in alienating our greatest allies. They now find solidarity in opposing us. Meanwhile he disparages Canada while praising North Korea & Russia. Dictatorships are, by nature, enemies of people. Trump is making us an enemy of the world. https://t.co/kO5KfTEPxP

— Beau Willimon (@BeauWillimon) June 10, 2018

Last week, Willmon, who is also head of the Writers Guild of America East, claimed that Trump’s fervent grassroots supporters would like to see him become a “dictator.”

“We must contend with the fact that there is a portion of the American population that WANTS a mob-boss in the White House, a president who openly flouts the law and exerts unchecked power,” he wrote. These are the sort of people who willingly and actively give rise to dictators.”

1. We must contend with the fact that there is a portion of the American population that WANTS a mob-boss in the White House, a president who openly flouts the law and exerts unchecked power. These are the sort of people who willingly and actively give rise to dictators…

— Beau Willimon (@BeauWillimon) June 4, 2018

9. Every limitation of our Constitution & representative democracy has been tested by this administration. It’s not sudden. It’s the culmination of decades – the @GOP, funded by mega-donors, laying the groundwork for a moment when they can override democracy & entrench power…

— Beau Willimon (@BeauWillimon) June 4, 2018

Willimon’s hit Netflix political drama, House of Cards, depicts the rise of power-hungry couple Frank (Kevin Spacey) and Claire Underwood (Robin Wright) as they ascend to the U.S. presidency. Willimon left the hit show after its fourth season. The series now faces an uncertain future after producers announced they would remove Spacey’s character amid allegations of pedophilia and sexual abuse.