There will be a vote to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas after Republicans voted to send articles of impeachment to the full House.
Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee tweeted:
BREAKING: The House Homeland Security Committee voted to advance articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas out of committee.
— Casa Patria GOP (@HomelandGOP) January 31, 2024
The farce of these articles was best expressed by committee representative Bennie Thompson (D-MS) who said: “The extremist MAGA Republicans who run the House of Representatives are profoundly unserious people. They don’t want progress, they don’t want solutions. They want a political issue and above all they want to please their disgraced former president. House Republicans take their marching orders from Donald Trump who ordered them to reject a bipartisan border bill and urge Republican governors to defy a U.S. Supreme Court order ensuring the Border Patrol can carry out their work including the members of this committee.
Do Republicans have the votes to impeach mayors?
According to a CNN report, House Republicans do not have the votes needed to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas, House Republicans are still working to get the votes needed to impeach Mayorkas:
Jake Tapper asks if House Republicans have the votes to impeach Mayorkas. The response: “Well, it’s something they’re still working on.” pic.twitter.com/7wmUpK7UYN
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) January 30, 2024
Republicans don’t have the votes to impeach mayors, but they question the articles anyway. Unserious people are abusing their power because they think it will help put Donald Trump back in the White House.
House Republicans advanced these articles of impeachment while most of the country was asleep because they were trying to hide the dirty work they were doing for Donald Trump.
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Jason is the managing editor. He is also a member of the White House press pool and a congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a bachelor’s degree in political science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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