House Already Defeats Plan to Impeach Trump Over Iran
After President Donald Trump announced an attack on Iran’s nuclear program over the weekend, Democrats were less than thrilled. More radical members, such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), even claimed that it was an impeachable offense, with she and the president going at it, including via social media posts. Rep. Al Green (D-TX), who is often ranting and raving against Trump, including when it comes to his plans to see the president impeached, actually filed articles to do with the War Powers Clause, after he had also filed unrelated articles in May. Such a plan failed on Tuesday afternoon.
House votes to kill resolution to impeach Trump over the airstrikes from Dem TX Rep Green, 344-79
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) June 24, 2025
Mr. President, don’t take your anger out on me – I’m just a silly girl.
Take it out on whoever convinced you to betray the American people and our Constitution by illegally bombing Iran and dragging us into war.
It only took you 5 months to break almost every promise you made. https://t.co/77YSWUj2dc
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 24, 2025
Leading up to the impeachment vote, “Al Green” has been trending on X, as has been Trump and AOC going at it. Green’s failed effort is embarrassing enough. But it also doesn’t look like there’s much support for impeachment overall.
On the House side, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) certainly have criticized Trump for actions over the weekend. This has in particular come back to haunt Pelosi as she fawned over then President Barack Obama’s plans for regime change in Libya in 2011.
Yet both of these top House Democrats appear to be hesitant to go for impeachment. That even Pelosi acknowledges “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” which Trump has been clear and consistent about for years, reflects how Americans overall, even and including Democrats, are concerned about Iran.
Not much backup from Dems today for AOC saying Trump could be impeached over the Iran strikes.
“No, no, that’s a big threshold to cross,” says Nancy Pelosi. “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.”
— David Weigel (@daveweigel) June 24, 2025
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