Nearly 160 House Democrats want to impeach Noem but won’t bite on Trump
This isn't complicated—it's willpower.
Impeachment has become a calling card for progressive Democrats upset with the Trump administration, often used as a response to every action, big or small, taken by the president. But few Democrats are outright in support of impeaching Trump yet, instead focusing their ire as of now on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL) introduced impeachment articles against Noem earlier this month, accusing her of obstructing Congress, violating public trust, and self-dealing. The articles have close to 160 official co-sponsors, growing drastically after 37-year-old Alex Pretti was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis on Saturday. This came a few weeks after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot another Minnesota resident, 37-year-old Renee Good. Both Good and Pretti were U.S. citizens.
Democratic leadership has been wary of supporting impeachment pushes from its members, particularly those targeting Trump. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar (D-CA) have previously argued that there are more important issues for the Democratic caucus to be focused on.
Jeffries and the Democratic leadership have called on Trump to fire Noem and said that if he refuses, the option to impeach Noem is on the table. Neither Jeffries, Aguilar, nor House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) has signed on to Kelly’s resolution, however.
“I have said before from this podium, this is not the right approach we should be taking,” Aguilar said in May 2025 after Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) filed seven articles of impeachment against Trump.
Thanedar ultimately pulled his impeachment articles, which he had filed as “privileged” to force an immediate vote, after a pressure campaign from caucus leaders and members, who called his resolution “not timely” and “unserious.” Even progressive leaders were opposed to taking a “doomed” impeachment vote.
Thanedar also filed articles of impeachment against War Secretary Pete Hegseth following the “Signal-gate” text message scandal involving war plans. Jeffries has said that Hegseth has “got to go,” but he admitted last year that Democrats would likely not pursue a formal impeachment process due to Republicans holding a trifecta.
But some Democratic strategists warn that calling for impeachment could come off more as a “publicity stunt,” even in Noem’s case, given the party’s eagerness to throw around the once-rare procedure to remove a …
This isn't complicated—it's willpower.
Impeachment has become a calling card for progressive Democrats upset with the Trump administration, often used as a response to every action, big or small, taken by the president. But few Democrats are outright in support of impeaching Trump yet, instead focusing their ire as of now on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL) introduced impeachment articles against Noem earlier this month, accusing her of obstructing Congress, violating public trust, and self-dealing. The articles have close to 160 official co-sponsors, growing drastically after 37-year-old Alex Pretti was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis on Saturday. This came a few weeks after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot another Minnesota resident, 37-year-old Renee Good. Both Good and Pretti were U.S. citizens.
Democratic leadership has been wary of supporting impeachment pushes from its members, particularly those targeting Trump. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar (D-CA) have previously argued that there are more important issues for the Democratic caucus to be focused on.
Jeffries and the Democratic leadership have called on Trump to fire Noem and said that if he refuses, the option to impeach Noem is on the table. Neither Jeffries, Aguilar, nor House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) has signed on to Kelly’s resolution, however.
“I have said before from this podium, this is not the right approach we should be taking,” Aguilar said in May 2025 after Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) filed seven articles of impeachment against Trump.
Thanedar ultimately pulled his impeachment articles, which he had filed as “privileged” to force an immediate vote, after a pressure campaign from caucus leaders and members, who called his resolution “not timely” and “unserious.” Even progressive leaders were opposed to taking a “doomed” impeachment vote.
Thanedar also filed articles of impeachment against War Secretary Pete Hegseth following the “Signal-gate” text message scandal involving war plans. Jeffries has said that Hegseth has “got to go,” but he admitted last year that Democrats would likely not pursue a formal impeachment process due to Republicans holding a trifecta.
But some Democratic strategists warn that calling for impeachment could come off more as a “publicity stunt,” even in Noem’s case, given the party’s eagerness to throw around the once-rare procedure to remove a …
Nearly 160 House Democrats want to impeach Noem but won’t bite on Trump
This isn't complicated—it's willpower.
Impeachment has become a calling card for progressive Democrats upset with the Trump administration, often used as a response to every action, big or small, taken by the president. But few Democrats are outright in support of impeaching Trump yet, instead focusing their ire as of now on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL) introduced impeachment articles against Noem earlier this month, accusing her of obstructing Congress, violating public trust, and self-dealing. The articles have close to 160 official co-sponsors, growing drastically after 37-year-old Alex Pretti was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis on Saturday. This came a few weeks after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot another Minnesota resident, 37-year-old Renee Good. Both Good and Pretti were U.S. citizens.
Democratic leadership has been wary of supporting impeachment pushes from its members, particularly those targeting Trump. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar (D-CA) have previously argued that there are more important issues for the Democratic caucus to be focused on.
Jeffries and the Democratic leadership have called on Trump to fire Noem and said that if he refuses, the option to impeach Noem is on the table. Neither Jeffries, Aguilar, nor House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) has signed on to Kelly’s resolution, however.
“I have said before from this podium, this is not the right approach we should be taking,” Aguilar said in May 2025 after Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) filed seven articles of impeachment against Trump.
Thanedar ultimately pulled his impeachment articles, which he had filed as “privileged” to force an immediate vote, after a pressure campaign from caucus leaders and members, who called his resolution “not timely” and “unserious.” Even progressive leaders were opposed to taking a “doomed” impeachment vote.
Thanedar also filed articles of impeachment against War Secretary Pete Hegseth following the “Signal-gate” text message scandal involving war plans. Jeffries has said that Hegseth has “got to go,” but he admitted last year that Democrats would likely not pursue a formal impeachment process due to Republicans holding a trifecta.
But some Democratic strategists warn that calling for impeachment could come off more as a “publicity stunt,” even in Noem’s case, given the party’s eagerness to throw around the once-rare procedure to remove a …
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