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Democrat Al Green to force House-wide vote on impeaching Trump

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Elkind, E. (2026, September 14). Democrat Al Green to force House-wide vote on impeaching Trump. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrat-al-green-force-house-wide-vote-impeaching-trump

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Fox News · collected 2026-09-14 · by Elizabeth Elkind

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Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, plans to force a House vote on impeaching President Trump by introducing a privileged resolution following the killings of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration officers. This move is likely to cause political difficulties for Democrats who are focusing on winning the November midterm elections. Despite this, Green insists that immediate action is necessary, citing what he considers as "overwhelming evidence" of Trump's unfitness and danger to democracy.
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Rep. Al Green, a Democrat from Texas, aimed to force the House to vote on impeaching President Donald Trump in June 2025, citing federal immigration officials' lethal actions against U.S. citizens that year. However, on Tuesday, the House voted 232-147 with 47 voting present to table Green's impeachment resolution, effectively killing it. Eighteen Democrats joined Republicans to vote for tabling, while Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic minority leader, and other top leaders abstained from taking a stance on the motion by voting "present." The split within the Democratic party reflects their strategy to focus on policy issues relevant to everyday Americans rather than impeaching Trump.

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“The first article describes Rep. Al Green's intention and action to introduce an impeachment resolution, while the second article reports on a subsequent vote where his articles of impeachment were tabled by the House.”
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Elizabeth Elkind
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To those who say, 'Wait until next year' and 'Buckle up' when the investigations start, I say: How many more lives must we lose, and how many more loved ones of victims have to plead for help before the self-evident evidence from videos and President Trump’s own words compel us to act?" Green wrote.
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🔮 That means House GOP leaders will have to hold a vote on the measure by the end of the day on Wednesday.
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Democrat Al Green to force House-wide vote on impeaching Trump · assertive framing

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Longtime Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, announced on Monday that he intends to force a vote on impeaching President Donald Trump, citing federal immigration officers' killing of two U.S. citizens earlier this year. asserted
he → announce → citizens
Green, who has publicly protested Trump on multiple occasions, introduced what's called a privileged resolution on the House floor aimed at booting the president out of office. asserted
what → protest → office
A privileged resolution is a mechanism that allows any lawmaker to force the entire chamber to consider a bill within two legislative days. asserted
lawmaker → allow → days
That means House GOP leaders will have to hold a vote on the measure by the end of the day on Wednesday. asserted
leaders → mean → Wednesday
The vote is all but guaranteed to be a political headache for Democrats who are fighting to take back the House and Senate in the November midterm elections. asserted
who → guarantee → elections
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has long demurred on the subject of impeachment, maintaining that Democrats are focused on tackling issues like high living costs that are critical to everyday Americans. asserted
that → demur → Americans
He and 127 other House Democrats voted with Republicans to quash a previous Trump impeachment effort by Green in June 2025. asserted
He → vote → June
But the latest effort could be his last public demonstration against Trump after the 79-year-old progressive lost his primary to a younger Democrat calling for generational change. uncertain
progressive → lose → change
Green was also notably thrown out of both of Trump's addresses to a joint session of Congress during this term. asserted
Green → throw → term
During his first address since returning to the White House, Green repeatedly waved his cane at Trump and shouted while the president spoke. asserted
president → return → Trump
At the beginning of Trump's State of the Union address earlier this year, Green held up a sign that said, "Black People Aren't Apes." asserted
People → hold → sign
Democratic leaders have signaled they are preparing for a flurry of investigations into the Trump administration and the president's circle if they win the midterms in November. asserted
they → signal → November
Green insisted that Democrats did not need to wait for those probes, however, demanding in a letter to House colleagues that a vote on impeaching Trump is held immediately. " asserted
vote → insist → Trump
To those who say, 'Wait until next year' and 'Buckle up' when the investigations start, I say: How many more lives must we lose, and how many more loved ones of victims have to plead for help before the self-evident evidence from videos and President Trump’s own words compel us to act?" Green wrote. asserted
Green → say → us
"The available overwhelming evidence sufficiently demonstrates that President Trump is unfit and dangerous to our democracy." asserted
Trump → demonstrate → democracy
The latest impeachment resolution calls Trump "a great threat to democracy and the Constitution for current high crimes and misdemeanors." It cited federal immigration officers' killing of two American citizens amid a nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration in U.S. cities. asserted
It → call → cities
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