In 2019, then-U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland was a key witness against former President Donald Trump in his first impeachment trial.

Yet in a move that recently stunned Democrats, the one-time witness recently announced that he will be voting for Trump. 

"An existential threat to our country's way of life"

According to Breitbart, Sondland's revelation came earlier this week when he made a Wednesday appearance on MSNBC's "The Beat."

At one point during the exchange, MSNBC host Ari Melber recalled how Sondland had previously disavowed Trump following the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill.

"Why was it important for you to say no more Trump because of this January 6? Do you stand by that?" Melber asked the former ambassador.

MSNBC host Ari Melber is shocked to learn live-on-air that an anti-Trump key witness in the impeachment inquiry, Gordon Sondland, will now be voting for President Trump in November.

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"No. I'll tell you why. I've lived four years under the Biden-Harris policies, and I have to say those policies are not only becoming an existential threat to our country's way of life but to our allies as well," Sondland replied.

Sondland stresses "how badly the Biden-Harris team have prosecuted their job"

"This is striking," a surprised Melber remarked. "You said it was a no for me after January 6. And here we are right now and you’re saying it's a yes."

"It is a yes for me," Sondland affirmed. "It is an absolute yes for me. That is how badly the Biden-Harris team have prosecuted their job."

Melber was quick to recall how "the whole point" that Sondland "seemed to be making is January 6 and that kind of attack on democracy is bigger than any policy."

The former ambassador was nevertheless unmoved, stating that he is "seeing so many attacks on democracy that eclipse January 6. Policy matters greatly, because policy translates into our way of life and the way our country operates."

Sondland condemned Trump in 2022 interview

The Washington Times pointed out that Sondland's current position is a far cry from the stance that he took just two years ago.

During an interview in October of 2022 about his book titled, "The Envoy: Mastering the Art of Diplomacy with Trump and the World," he lashed out at how the former president left office.

"We are the most admired around the world for the way we turn over the keys to the next leader," Sondland was quoted as saying. "And he [Mr. Trump] really f—— that up. I won’t support him."