Democratic Representative Al Green, February 5, announced in the US House that he would bring articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump for his proposal to “take over Gaza.”
Green described Trump’s plan as a “dastardly deed” that amounted to ethnic cleansing, as Democrats escalated their opposition to Trump’s policies.
Known for his multiple attempts to impeach Trump during his first term, Green is unlikely to gain significant traction with this latest effort.
Green, a firebrand Democrat from Texas, spoke on the House floor Wednesday announcing he plans to “bring articles of impeachment against the president for dastardly deeds proposed, and dastardly deeds done.” If successful, Trump would be the first president to be impeached three times — after he already became the first president to be impeached twice during his first term.
According to The Independent, Green said it was an unbelievable sight.
“There are some things that will shock the conscience. There are some things that literally would cause one to think, ‘This is not happening,’” Green said Thursday afternoon. “It was unbelievable, when I saw the President and the Prime Minister of Israel standing near each other, and the President was indicating that there would be this takeover of Gaza.”
Meanwhile, reports indicate there isn’t much Democratic support for Green’s efforts. Representative Pete Aguilar, the third-ranking House Democrat, told Politico the caucus isn’t focusing on Green’s effort. A senior House Democrat, when asked by Axios whether Green’s article might gain traction, similarly replied: “No.”
Pete Aguilar, indicated that impeachment was not an immediate focus for his caucus.
But Green revealed he isn’t interested in lobbying anyone to vote in support of his efforts.
“I’m not going to lobby a single person,” Green said. “I’m not going to ask anyone to vote for this resolution that I will bring.
“I believe that we have to give people the opportunity to do what we perceive to be right, and more appropriately, what we perceive to be the righteous thing to do,” he continued.
However, more elected Democrats have begun to vocalise their resistance to Trump’s 16-day-old second presidency. Representative Jamie Raskin expressed openness to a new impeachment effort, contingent on Republican support.
Also, world leaders are joining Green in speaking out against Trump’s call to “take over” Gaza. Saudi Arabia said it “unequivocally rejected” the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, while U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Palestinians “must be allowed home.” French and German officials also said that any such movement of Palestinians would violate international law.
