Veni, Vidi, Vindice
Summary
The article argues that House Democrats risk political backlash if they pursue impeachment of President Donald Trump or Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth instead of focusing on voters’ concerns. It points to past political examples and says impeachment could alienate voters who supported Democrats to change the country’s direction.Key Facts
- House Democrats have backed an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which Republicans have blocked for now.
- Some Democrats had also proposed impeaching President Donald Trump over the war in Iran.
- In 1998, House Republicans impeached President Bill Clinton, and Republicans lost five seats in that year’s midterm elections.
- Gallup measured Clinton’s approval at 73 percent the day after the House voted to impeach him.
- Trump has been impeached twice and acquitted twice.
- After Fulton County booked Trump in August 2023, his campaign sold merchandise featuring his mugshot and raised $7.1 million, according to the article.
- Trump said after the midterm elections that he had the right to veto everything but did not want to spend two years doing so.
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