Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) on the House floor (Twitter)
Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) warned that Republicans are "violently opposed" to impeachment as GOP rhetoric escalated on the floor of the House of Representatives.
Cole, the ranking member on the House Rules Committee, made his comments as Congress debated two articles of impeachment against the president.
He was quickly blasted for what many viewed as a threat.
Here's some of what people were saying:
