Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump‘s defense secretary and former Fox News host, appears to have survived an impeachment effort. The House voted 211 to 204 to refer the impeachment resolution to committee, essentially preventing it from coming to the floor. Absences impacted the ultimate outcome. Although Democrats overwhelmingly support Hegseth’s impeachment, the resolution was brought by […]
Getting 2/3 of the Senate to convict Hegseth with a 56–44 Democratic majority was already a longshot. If you thought there was ever a chance of convicting Trump in the Senate even with that majority, I don’t know what to tell you except “Welcome back to reality”.
Well, I was hoping some people would split off with the growing anti-Zionist wing of the party and abandon Trump before nobody will admit to having voted for him; Bush 2 eventually lost his base’s support, but it looks like the GOP is going to back Trump until one of them dies.
I’ve been saying this and getting downvoted because apparently I understand nothing.
Yes, blue won, yes they turned texas blue. Big deal. But at the end of the day, they don’t have a supermajority and with all the pedoparty following trump, these two years will be, at max, a pause to trump madness. And that’s not even granted unless every elected dem starts doing actual opposition.