Reminding voters of Trump’s actions could only hurt his already abysmally low approval rating, which in turn would further hurt Republicans in the midterms.
What’s more, if House Republicans bend to Trump’s will on this meaningless effort, it will give Democrats even more ammunition in their argument that the GOP cares more about aiding Trump than helping the American people.
True to form, House Speaker Mike Johnson looks like he’s already caving to Trump. “I think it makes a lot of sense the more the evidence comes out, the more we know they really were sham impeachments,” he told the Wall Street Journal. “We were saying it at the time, now we know. And they make a very compelling case that it should be expunged from the record, because it was a hyperpartisan attack job.”
Trump has been pushing this idiotic impeachment expungement since 2022, when sycophantic GOP lawmakers first pitched the idea.
In fact, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s decision not to bring an expungement resolution up for a vote—and thus breaking his promise—may have cost him the speakership. It certainly soured his relationship with Trump, who ultimately chose to stay out of the coup that ended McCarthy’s political career.
At the end of the day, Trump is the only president to have been impeached twice. Passing a resolution to expunge that record doesn’t erase the history books—it just puts Republicans in a bad position.
“Maybe they’ve given up on holding the majority?” GOP Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska told the Wall Street Journal. “It’s silly. What happened is history.” Click here to check out this story on DailyKos.com. |
