Republicans warned their Democratic colleagues that they will have to answer for their impeachment trial votes at the ballot box in November as they look to hold on to their Senate seats.
Republicans warned that vulnerable Senate Democrats would be punished in the upcoming November general election for their votes to kill the impeachment trial of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
«Every Democrat will pay a heavy price in November for willfully refusing to end this border crisis,» said Republican conference Chairman John Barrasso, R-Wyo., in a statement following the impeachment trial proceedings.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., proposed points of order after senators were sworn in as jurors to deem both of the House-passed articles of impeachment unconstitutional. Votes on the points of order were along party lines, with all Democrats agreeing that both articles were in fact unconstitutional.
This included all five of the most vulnerable Democratic incumbents, Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Jon Tester, D-Mont., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Bob Casey, D-Penn., and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev.
«The American people will hold Senate Democrats accountable for this shameful display,» warned House Republican leaders in a joint statement from Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and Republican conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y.
«History will not be forgiving of Democrats’ decision to table this hearing,» echoed Sen.
