The House Republican effort to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas failed in a humiliating moment for the Republican majority.
The final vote was 214-216, with four Republicans joining 212 Democrats who voted no.
Three of the Republicans were Reps. McClintock, Gallagher, and Scalise.
Ahead of the vote, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said:
Secretary Mayorkas is a good person, a patriotic person, and a hard worker who does his best even under very difficult circumstances. That's not an impeachable offense. Extreme MAGA Republicans have presented no evidence that Secretary Mayorkas has engaged in any high crimes or misdemeanors, nor any evidence that Secretary Mayorkas has engaged in any impeachable offenses. And there is no evidence that Secretary Mayorkas broke any laws or violated the Constitution. Not a shred of evidence, not a sparkle of evidence, just extreme MAGA Republican chaos and confusion over nothing.
And it's an effort to avoid the effort needed to find common ground to actually solve the problems at the border. What do these articles of impeachment have to do with the problem of fixing our broken immigration system? naught. What do these articles of impeachment have to do with building a healthy economy for ordinary Americans? naught. What does this article of impeachment have to do with addressing the problems of inflation and affordability that the American people are experiencing every day as we continue to struggle to emerge from a once-in-a-century pandemic that is shutting down our economy? Absolutely nothing.
House Republicans thought they could use Mayorkas' impeachment as an election tactic to help Trump, but there was one problem. The Secretary of DHS has not committed an impeachable offense.
The Republican House majority is so incompetent and broken that it cannot even unite to impeach a member of the Biden administration.
Republicans want to use the House for messaging and voting, but when they tried to impeach Mayorkas, they crashed and burned.
Jason is the editor-in-chief. He is also a member of the White House Correspondent and Congressional Correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science. His graduate studies focused on public policy, specializing in social reform movements.
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