“Jeffries didn’t even whip the vote,” one critic said about the House minority leader, who wants to be speaker. “This is why people want a stronger leader.”
As House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries seeks to become speaker when Democrats retake Congress in January, critics questioned his leadership Tuesday after the Republican-led lower chamber effectively blocked a bid to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by just seven votes—an outcome that may have been averted if more Democrats showed up to vote.
The 211-204 procedural vote effectively torpedoed Congressman Thomas Massie’s attempt to impeach Hegseth by sending the outgoing Kentucky Republican’s resolution to the House Judiciary Committee, where it will likely gather dust during the remainder of the GOP-controlled congressional term.
Yay voting means nothing and the dems are going to fuck up the momentum they had because jefferies and Schumer are basically republicans. Fuck this country.
Edit: still vote, I’m tired of being disappointed.
This is the same Congress that it was two weeks ago. The new Congress does not get sworn in until January 3rd. That’s not a conspiracy, it’s just the way things work.
Why are you blaming voting and the new Congress when they’re not the ones in power?
Not blaming them. Blaming jefferies and the dems who were absent. They saw the mid terms. They know what the people want.
If the they showed up, it’s likely the missing Rs would’ve showed up too. Making this moot.
Doubtful.
Most of the dems were “stuck in traffic.” And Pelosi was being a dumbass per the usual. Can’t find any info about why the 7 GOP members didn’t show.
Oh and some Dems were too busy bowing down to their true masters at an aipac conference. Fucking shitbags.
K
Word.
Ditto
Oh I blame Jeffries too, with everything I have.