The Number of Democrats Backing Trump Impeachment Vote Has Nearly Doubled

A Democrat member’s effort to impeach President Donald Trump failed on Thursday, but Democrats’ votes shed light on who exactly is willing to assist in putting Trump on trial again.

Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, introduced the resolution—which is not his first of the Congress, accusing Trump of “calling for the execution of six Democratic lawmakers.”

Republicans set up a vote on a motion to table the resolution to scrap Green’s bill in June, which succeeded by an 237-140 margin, with 47 members voting “present” and nine not voting.

In total, 140 Democrats voted against the motion to table, 23 Democrats voted in favor alongside Republicans, and three did not vote.

But Democrat support for having a Trump impeachment vote has nearly doubled since the last time the House voted on a measure like this.

A previous attempt from Green to impeach Trump was tabled by a 344-79 vote in June.

It appears House Democrats are growing warmer to the idea of impeachment now that America is less than a year out from the midterm elections.

Firebrand Democrat Reps. such as Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Pramila Jayapal of Washington, Sarah McBride of Delaware, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez  voted against tabling the motion.

There were also multiple long-time Democrat Reps. who voted against tabling, such as Debbie Dingell of Michigan, Lloyd Doggett of Texas, and Jamie Raskin of Maryland, and Jim McGovern of Massachusetts.

Top-ranking Democrat leaders, such as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, House Democratic Caucus chair Pete Aguilar of California, and House Minority Whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, voted “present,” as did former Speaker Nancy Pelosi from California.

There were also some swing district Democrat Reps. who joined with Republicans to table the impeachment effort.

Republicans were practically unanimous in tabling the bill, with 214 voting yea and six not voting.

This group included Don Davis of North Carolina, Tom Suozzi of New York, Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez of Washington, Jared Golden of Maine, and Henry Cuellar of Texas. 

In total, 23 Democrats voted in favor of the motion to table.

The impeachment attempt comes as Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., has also introduced an impeachment resolution against Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich., has done the same against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

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