"President Trump is impeached forever," Pelosi said in a statement on Friday. "The shameful firing of Colonel Vindman was a clear and brazen act of retaliation that showcases the President's fear of the truth." She added, "History will remember Lieutenant Colonel Vindman as an American hero."

Vindman's attorney David Pressman said Trump made "obviously false statements" in his tweets, and added that his client will continue his career in the military.