Democratic swing vote Joe Manchin calls for the Senate to censure Trump for his Ukraine conduct, squeezing moderate Republicans into a corner

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• Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia called on Monday for the Senate to censure President Donald Trump for his conduct toward Ukraine.
• Manchin is widely viewed as a Democratic swing vote in the Senate and is known to be friendly with Trump.
• His move is unlikely to gain traction, but it could squeeze Republicans who have been critical of the president —but reluctant to condemn him outright — into a corner.
• Those senators include: Mitt Romney of Utah, Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, Rob Portman of Ohio, Ben Sasse of Nebraska, Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, Chuck Grassley of Iowa, and Joni Ernst of Iowa.
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Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia called on Monday for the Senate to censure President Donald Trump for his conduct toward Ukraine.

Manchin, a Democratic senator who represents a deep-red state, is widely viewed as a swing vote in the upper chamber and is known to be friendly with the president. The Washington Post reported last month that the White House has been courting Manchin as it looks for at least one Senate Democrat to vote against convicting Trump and removing him from office following a bruising impeachment process.

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