Hegseth impeachment fails 211-204 after 11 Democrats miss the vote

By Jacob Wheeler | The Daily Wire

The Democrat Party’s base is fuming after 11 liberal lawmakers were no-shows for a key procedural vote that could have paved the way for an impeachment vote against War Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The GOP-controlled House voted 211-204 on Tuesday to kill Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-KY) impeachment resolutions against Hegseth. The outgoing Kentucky congressman was the lone Republican to oppose the procedural motion, joining all Democrats present in the losing vote.

Eleven Democrats and seven Republicans were not physically present for the vote. Had all Democratic lawmakers been present, they would have had enough votes to advance Hegseth’s impeachment effort and deliver a rebuke to the White House just one week after the midterm elections.

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