The House of Representatives has just voted overwhelmingly to reject a progressive-led attempt to impeach President Donald Trump over his recent military actions in Iran.
On Tuesday, lawmakers voted 344–79 to table the impeachment resolution, effectively blocking it from proceeding.
The bipartisan vote, with the majority of both Republicans and Democrats opposing the effort, demonstrates how little support the proposal had, even among President Trump’s critics in Congress.
The resolution was introduced by Rep. Al Green (D-TX).
Green falsely claimed that Trump’s strikes on Iranian targets over the weekend constituted an unconstitutional “declaration of war.”
The “low IQ” congressman, who has previously attempted to impeach Trump multiple times, framed the resolution as a response to what he described as “abuse of power.”
However, Green based his allegations on the inaccurate assertion that Trump’s military strikes against Iran were a “declaration of war.”
“President Trump’s unauthorized bombing of Iran constitutes a de facto declaration of war,” Green said in a statement.
“No president has the right to drag this nation into war without the authorization of the people’s representatives.”
Despite the rhetoric, only 79 Democrats supported the effort.
Meanwhile, 128 of their colleagues joined Republicans in tabling the measure.
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