Watch 2020 candidate Tom Steyer react to the impeachment news on live TV

Tom Steyer.
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Tom Steyer is having a pretty good day.

Despite earning some pretty dismal primary poll numbers on Tuesday, the billionaire and 2020 Democrat was still smiling during his afternoon appearance on MSNBC. That's because multiple news sources were reporting that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) would announce an impeachment inquiry against President Trump that afternoon — something Steyer has spent months and millions trying to make happen.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.