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Democratic Representative Al Green said Friday, after failing to secure enough votes to impeach President Donald Trump, that he would do it again.
In a speech on the House floor, the Texas congressman said he was “a proud, liberated Democrat” despite others in his party voting against him on his resolution to impeach the president.
“I believe in this flag. I believe in liberty and justice for all. I don’t support beneficial bigotry. I don’t support people who desecrate what the flag really means as it relates to the Constitution,” Green said, in part.
Why It Matters
Green has tried multiple times to impeach Trump, and the backfiring of previous attempts appeared to have made Democrats much more cautious about supporting another attempt, particularly with Republicans controlling the House and the Senate.
What To Know
Green, wearing a tie with alternating red-and-white stripes and white stars on a blue background, said he believed in the Pledge of Allegiance and that the tie was a symbol of it.
“There are many people who have said to me that the tie is old, that it appears to be soiled and stained, but it’s my favorite tie, it’s a tie that I will never surrender,” Green said. “It’s a tie that means something to me because it stands for something, it stands for the Pledge of Allegiance.”
Green spoke for around 35 minutes on Friday, saying he was grateful to the lawmakers who showed support for his efforts on Thursday, and drawing on previous examples of scholars and lawmakers who have spoken about the powers of impeachment.
Twenty-three Democrats opposed his motion, while an additional 47 voted “present.” The majority of House Democrats, 140 lawmakers, voted against tabling the resolutions. Additionally, 214 House Republicans voted to table the effort, while six did not vote.
The Texas Democrat said he was not deterred, referencing the “millions” of people who stand against the current administration’s policies, and that he saw no reason not to try to impeach Trump again.
“Those were not the last articles of impeachment that will be brought to the floor, those yesterday HRes939, they’re not the last to be brought to the floor for a vote to remove Donald John Trump from office,” Green said.
Trump was impeached twice previously by the House, first in December 2019 over allegations that he withheld congressionally approved aid to Ukraine in a bid to blackmail a political rival.
The president was then impeached again following the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol carried out by his supporters. That second effort was bipartisan, with 10 House Republicans voting in favor and five GOP senators voting to convict Trump.
While seemingly not willing to impeach the president, Democrats have filed articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week.
What People Are Saying
House Democratic leaders in their statement said they’d vote “present”: “Donald Trump’s out-of-control behavior continues to put the health, safety, and economic well-being of the American people at risk. At the same time, House Republicans have zero interest in holding this corrupt administration accountable.”
Florida Republican Representative Mario Díaz-Balart told the Associated Press on Thursday: “It shows you they have no agenda. And so this is the kind of stuff that they’ve been doing, as opposed to actually trying to solve the American people’s issues. This is not a surprise, but it just shows you that the Democrats continue to do the same kind of thing they’ve been doing for years, which is playing games and not coming up with real solutions.”
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