64 House Democrats help Republicans kill Trump impeachment effort

Al Green dragged the House into an impeachment vote that even his own party didn’t want, and the tell was right there on the board: Hakeem Jeffries and the top Democratic leaders voting “present.” That’s not leadership. That’s a politician ducking the camera. When your boss move is “present,” you’re not confident in your own argument.

Sixty-four House Democrats joined Republicans to kill it, and we’re supposed to pretend this was some brave moral stand? It looked more like a stunt that landed with a thud. If impeachment is the nuclear option, you don’t toss it around like a tweet. You use it when you have the goods and when you’re ready to persuade people who aren’t already on your side. They couldn’t even hold their own team together.

And let’s be honest about the choreography here. For years, Democrats have tried to keep President Trump in a permanent cloud of investigations, votes, and insinuations, because it saves them from talking about border chaos, inflation hangovers, and a foreign policy that feels like drift. This vote didn’t just fracture Democrats. It exposed how thin the case is when it’s forced into daylight. “Present” was the real verdict.

Republicans did the right thing by shutting this down. If Democrats want to run against Trump, they can do it the old-fashioned way: make a case to voters and take a clear position when the roll is called. No more trying to have it both ways, firing up the base with impeachment talk while leadership hides behind procedural fog. If you believe it, vote it. If you don’t, stop wasting the country’s time.