Democrat Al Green to force House-wide vote on impeaching Trump

Longtime Rep.Al Green, D-Texas, announced on Monday that he intends to force a vote on impeaching President Donald Trump, citing federal immigration officers' killing of two U.S.
citizens earlier this year.Green, who has publicly protested Trump on multiple occasions, introduced what's called a privileged resolution on the House floor aimed at booting the president out of office.A privileged resolution is a mechanism that allows any lawmaker to force the entire chamber to consider a bill within two legislative days.That means House GOP leaders will have to hold a vote on the measure by the end of the day on Wednesday.TRUMP COULD FACE IMPEACHMENT IF DEMOCRATS SEIZE HOUSE MAJORITY, GOP LEADER WARNSRep.
Al Green, D-Texas, speaks at a presser after joining "Remove the Regime" protesters as they march from Union Station to the Capitol on Nov.20, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
(Heather Diehl/Getty Images)The vote is all but guaranteed to be a political headache for Democrats who are fighting to take back the House and Senate in the November midterm elections.House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has long demurred on the subject of impeachment, maintaining that Democrats are focused on tackling issues like high living costs that are critical to everyday Americans.JEFFRIES BRAGS ABOUT DEM OBSTRUCTION AGAINST TRUMP AS HE DEFENDS KUSHNER MEETINGHe and 127 other House Democrats voted with Republicans to quash a previous Trump impeachment effort by Green in June 2025.But the latest effort could be his last public demonstration against Trump after the 79-year-old progressive lost his primary to a younger Democrat calling for generational change.CONSERVATIVES ERUPT AFTER AL GREEN MELTS DOWN DURING VIRAL CLASH: 'UNHINGED LUNATIC'Green was also notably thrown out of both of Trump's addresses to a joint session of Congress during this term.During his first address since returning to the White House, Green repeatedly waved his cane at Trump and shouted while the president spok...