Patriot Brief
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What Happened: Rep. Al Green’s impeachment resolution against Trump was overwhelmingly tabled, with 23 Democrats siding with Republicans.
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Why It Matters: Even Democratic leadership refused to back another impeachment effort, signaling growing fatigue with political stunts.
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Bottom Line: The House sent a clear message that impeachment politics are not a winning strategy against Trump.
House Democrats tried and failed again to impeach President Donald Trump, and this time even members of their own party wanted no part of it.
Late Thursday night, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly rejected an impeachment push led by Rep. Al Green of Texas, with 23 Democrats joining Republicans to shut it down. The motion was tabled 237 to 140, with 47 members voting “present.”
🚨 BREAKING: Senior Democrats are LIVID that Rep. Al Green brought up another President Trump impeachment and FAILED in a 237-140 vote
"It feels like people are using impeachment as a campaign tactic." 😂
"47 Democrats voted 'present,' including Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Clark and… pic.twitter.com/E7BY4Ma2HP
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 12, 2025
Green demanded the vote earlier in the week, accusing Trump of being “an abuser of presidential power.” He claimed the president was “engendering invidious hate, putting American lives at risk, undermining our democracy, and dissolving our Republic.”
The effort stemmed from Trump’s sharp response to a controversial video by Democrat lawmakers urging military members and intelligence officials to defy what they called “illegal orders” from the Trump administration. Green argued that if any other president had said sedition is “punishable by death,” impeachment would have been automatic.
Green invoked civil rights icons Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rep. John Lewis, urging lawmakers to “take a stand.” He said, “I will take a stand to impeach this abuser of presidential power. I will do so even if I must stand alone.”
He nearly did.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise moved to table the resolution, and it passed easily. Nearly two dozen Democrats voted to kill the effort outright, including members from swing districts. All 47 “present” votes came from Democrats, including the party’s entire senior leadership: Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark, and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar.
Several Democrats reportedly switched their votes to “present” at the last second, signaling clear discomfort with yet another impeachment attempt.
This was not Green’s first try. A similar resolution in June failed in a landslide, with 128 Democrats joining Republicans to bury it.
Once again, impeachment theater fell flat.