Although most Republican House members did not back impeachment—with some vocally defending the president—GOP House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy blamed Trump for the violence that had occurred a week prior to the vote.
"The president bears responsibility for Wednesday's attack on Congress by mob rioters," McCarthy, who represents California's 23rd District, said during a House debate ahead of the impeachment vote."He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding." But McCarthy voted against impeachment.
In the end, 10 Republicans voted alongside Democrats to make Trump the first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice. The highest-profile GOP lawmaker to back impeachment"There has never been a greater betrayal by a President of the United States of his office and his oath to the Constitution," Cheney, the No. 3-ranking House Republican, said in a Tuesday statement ahead of the Wednesday vote.
Fellow Republican Representatives John Katko of New York, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio, Fred Upton and, Jaime Herrera Beutler and Dan Newhouse of Washington state, and Tom Rice of South Carolina and David Valadao of California voted to impeach Trump as well. Trump has convinced many of his supporters that Biden won the election through widespread voter fraud. There is no evidence to support these claims, but the president and his supporters have pushed baseless conspiracy theories since November. The allegations have been thoroughly litigated, with more than 50 lawsuits brought by Trump and his supporters failing in state and federal courts.
Excuse, excuse, excuse
It was not rushed. It was live in action what happened. The Congress witnessed it. It was very clear that Trump was derelict in his duty and did nothing to stop this attack on our Capitol. He tells these people: 'We love you.' This traitor must be convicted in the Senate. Enough
It was 4 years too late! America needs to rid itself of MAGATerrorists PERIOD
'We would have done the right thing, later.'
Please make it permanent and raise the National IQ.
Yes, by all means. Let's wait. Wait for the Senate to convict. Something they refused to do before for straight up political reasons! I have little faith in Republicans to do what's correct.
Repubs are the experts of rushing
*laughing SO hard* but not really.
Now she says this. I don’t think so.
It took 4 yrs... nothing rushed about it
I just find that hard to believe. My guy, Gus Bilirakus, FF12, is still saying, in his newsletter today, the vote was illegal. So, baloney
So many excuses for this man.
This is the greatest lack of action against a. attempt coup in the entire history of our planet. If you don’t want to impeach him it is either you support his attempt, afraid of his base, or are compromised and an asset to Trumpism. Either way you violated the oath of office.
The Capitol was stormed. Pretty quickly.
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More Republicans would've backed Trump's impeachment if the weren't scared little bunny rabbits. 🐰🐰🐰
Every Senate against impeachment is a vote for the storming of the Senate.
That's called having it both ways.. doesn't work like that Nancy.
She wants to be on someone's good side impeachment impeachedagain
What about rushing in Barrett? Why was that okay? senatemajldr
RepNancyMace ...it is an open and shut case. The President incited an insurrection. It is not rocket science. Oh...republicans don't believe in science.
Yea cause after almost being assaulted they still needed more time!?
There's always an excuse. 'Oh gee, we WOULD have done the right thing if only....'
Classic political doublespeak
So they needed more time to do the right thing
Yeah, right after Trump left the country ! Republicans are unbelievable ! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
She want's the GOP to be remembered as the party who failed to convict the only president with criminal convictions for fraud, tax evasion and maybe rape, twice. Sets a wonderful standard for their future nominations.
WTF
🐂
Naive
LiveSundayExpo 메시아께서 오십니다!! 지금은 의로움과 거룩함, 하나님을 경외함 위에 여러분의 삶을 시작할 시간입니다.
Listening to that little voice in her ear, 'Lying has been working GREAT so far. It's not broken, don't fix it. Stay the course.'
No they wouldn't. They would have come up with some other excuse.
RepNancyMace Then what is your excuse for HouseGOP not impeaching POTUS last year? They had more than enough evidence and it wasn't rushed. RepublicansAreTheProblem
Members of Congress LIED for several weeks about an election that was secure and fair. So Rep Mace, basically, is delusional.
In which case they can back conviction!
They'll have plenty of time to hear all the gory details before Senate has to vote on the criminal in chief.
It doesn't matter now. It passed the House.
The members of the Grand Ol Party of White Power Insurgents will have problems for years to come
I don’t believe her - just trying to save her ass.
'Cancer would have backed chemo if it wasn't so rushed.'
It’s never just exactly right for them is it? They would be courageous and truthful except it isn’t just exactly quite right.
Well maybe republicans are too slow... they should be quicker on their feet! Should dems use diagrams next time to help the right 🤦♀️
bullshit
BS
It would have been a disinformation shitshow presented by housegop just like EVERYTHING else.
I'll bet.
Oh, bad timing. Darn.
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