Pete Hegseth Impeachment Stalls After 11 Democrats Miss Vote

There is anger on the left today. House Republicans were able to beat back the effort to impeach , but only because eleven Democrats failed to show up for the vote.

The final tally on the procedural vote, a precondition to moving on to final House consideration, was 211–204. The only Republican to support the measure was the sponsor of the impeachment push, outgoing of Kentucky. The New York Times lists the truants who could have cinched the vote against Hegseth:

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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There is anger on the left today. House Republicans were able to beat back the effort to impeach , but only because eleven Democrats failed to show up for the vote.

The final tally on the procedural vote, a precondition to moving on to final House consideration, was 211–204. The only Republican to support the measure was the sponsor of the impeachment push, outgoing of Kentucky. The New York Times lists the truants who could have cinched the vote against Hegseth:

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.