Most House Democrats joined with Republicans on Tuesday to quash an effort to impeach President Donald Trump over his weekend Iran strikes.
Rep. Al Green’s impeachment resolution was tabled on a 344-79 vote, with 128 Democrats joining all 216 Republicans to kill the measure.
Those included House Democratic leaders, who have been wary of pursuing new impeachments after two prior Trump impeachments failed during his first term. Still, dozens of Democrats voted to keep Green’s resolution alive.
Green introduced the measure lambasting Trump for striking Iran without congressional approval Tuesday and used a fast-track process to force a quick vote. GOP leaders moved first with the motion to table.
Some Democrats — most prominently New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — called for Trump’s impeachment in the aftermath of the strike, though there’s little appetite in the rest of the caucus for impeachment. Michigan Rep. Shri Thanedar yanked a prior impeachment measure he sponsored last month before it even came up for a vote after facing fierce blowback in the caucus.
