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Activist groups are sending mobile billboard trucks to follow a handful of House Republicans home for Thanksgiving with a message: Defend democracy.

Progressive groups MoveOn and Need to Impeach commissioned the billboard trucks to visit eight districts across seven states from Monday through Wednesday. The eight targeted Republicans include either retiring members, members who have split from President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump puts Kushner in charge of overseeing border wall construction: report Trump 2020 national spokesperson gives birth to daughter New McCarthy ad praising Trump includes Russian stock footage MORE in the past, or vulnerable members in more moderate districts.

The billboards, which comes as Congress concludes its second week of public hearings on impeachment, demand that these members of Congress stop covering for Donald Trumps abuses of power, in which he pressured a foreign government to interfere in a U.S. election to advance his own political interests, undermined state and local elections, interfered with national security, and got caught trying to cover it all up, the groups said in a joint announcement.

A truck targeting Rep. Elise StefanikElise Marie StefanikBillboards calling on House Republicans to 'do their job' follow members home for Thanksgiving The Hill's Morning Report Bloomberg is in; independents sour on impeachment Rising GOP star thrust into spotlight with Trump defense MORE (R-N.Y.), who emerged as a staunch Trump defender during the public impeachment hearings, kicked off its tour of the upstate New York district Monday in Glenn Falls.

56% of Americans believe Donald Trump should be impeached. Were in @RepStefaniks district to demand she listen to the American people and #ImpeachAndRemove Trump! pic.twitter.com/bkn5CTc1uL

An image shared with The Hill by the groups shows a truck with Stefanik and Trumps faces, side by side. It reads Donald Trump Committed bribery. ... Tell Rep. Stefanik: Defend democracy. Impeach Trump. The group also launched an ad calling on Stefanik to honor her oath and defend our Constitution.

The other trucks are the same, swapping out the member's name and image next toTrumps with the shared message.

Other targeted Republicans are Reps. Brian FitzpatrickBrian K. FitzpatrickBillboards calling on House Republicans to 'do their job' follow members home for Thanksgiving Mark Ruffalo brings fight against 'forever chemicals' to Capitol Hill Hillicon Valley: Critics press feds to block Google, Fitbit deal | Twitter takes down Hamas, Hezbollah-linked accounts | TikTok looks to join online anti-terrorism effort | Apple pledges .5B to affordable housing MORE (Pa.), Scott PerryScott Gordon PerryBillboards calling on House Republicans to 'do their job' follow members home for Thanksgiving Yovanovitch impeachment testimony gives burst of momentum to Democrats House Republicans prepare for public impeachment proceedings with mock hearing MORE (Pa.), Mark AmodeiMark Eugene AmodeiBillboards calling on House Republicans to 'do their job' follow members home for Thanksgiving Trump's defenders are running out of options Avoiding the snake in the grass: Let's not allow impeachment to divide us MORE (Nev.), Francis RooneyLaurence (Francis) Francis RooneyBillboards calling on House Republicans to 'do their job' follow members home for Thanksgiving How House Republicans have stayed unified on impeachment Bipartisan Senate climate caucus grows by six members MORE (Fla.), Will HurdWilliam Ballard HurdDavis: Congressman Will Hurd, If not now, when? Billboards calling on House Republicans to 'do their job' follow members home for Thanksgiving Democrats set to open new chapter in impeachment MORE (Texas) and Chip RoyCharles (Chip) Eugene RoyBillboards calling on House Republicans to 'do their job' follow members home for Thanksgiving Senate approves stopgap bill to prevent shutdown Senate scraps plan to force second stopgap vote ahead of shutdown MORE (Texas).

Stefanik, first elected in 2014, represents a district Trump carried by 13.7 points. She was praised by Trump and Republican leaders for her performance during the impeachment hearings, but since then her Democratic opponent Tedra Cobb boasted bringing in more than $1 million in campaign donations.

Hurd has announced he will not be seeking reelection. His vacated seat in Texas and Perrys seat in Pennsylvania represent two districts that The Cook Political Report ranks as a toss up in 2020. Fitzpatrick and Roys races are ranked lean Republican.

Rooney has also announced he is not seeking reelection.

Amodei was reported to be the first Republican to back impeachment in September, but he later clarified and said he supports the oversight process but that did not mean he backed impeachment.

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