GOP Rep. Introduces Articles Of Impeachment Against Kamala Harris —Though Political Stunt Is Bound To Fail
A GOP lawmaker on Tuesday introduced articles of impeachment against Vice President Kamala Harris over her handling of the southern border, as Republicans lay into the new Democratic presidential candidate in the days after President Joe Biden stepped down from the campaign trail.
Rep.Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., introduced a resolution calling to impeach Harris for high crimes and misdemeanors, arguing that during her term as vice president, Harris “has demonstrated extraordinary incompetence in the execution of her duties and responsibilities.”
Specifically, Ogles claims Harris has exhibited a “stark refusal to uphold the existing immigration laws” and a “palpable indifference to people of the United States suffering as a result of the ongoing southern border crisis.”
Harris has not responded to the resolution, and did not immediately respond to a Forbes inquiry for comment.
Since launching her White House bid following Biden’s departure from the race on Sunday, Harris has faced a flurry of GOP criticism over her handling of a surge of migrants at the southern border—a major Republican rallying cry against the Biden administration and a situation Harris was tasked with addressing at the outset of Biden’s presidential term.
Among those attacks is a potential floor vote led by Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., to condemn Harris over her handling of the U.S.-Mexico border, though with the Senate still in Democratic control, it’s unlikely even a House-passed impeachment would be confirmed by the Senate.
Other Republican lawmakers in recent weeks have pushed on Harris to invoke the 25th Amendment to replace Biden from office and effectively declare Biden unable to fulfill his responsibilities as president. Those calls come in the wake of the 81-year-old’s dismal debate performance late last month, when the president appeared with a hoarse and whispery voice, spoke at times incoherently and stumbled on questions, reigniting concerns over his advanced age and mental acuity. Harris—who stuck by Biden up until his exit from the race on Sunday—faced multiple calls to use the amendment, including from House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Rep. Chip Roy of Texas and Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana.
Biden dropped out of the race on Sunday following three weeks of mounting pressure from lawmakers within his own party, as well as major donors and pundits, to pass the torch, following his poor debate performance late last month. Shortly after dropping out of the race, Biden endorsed Harris, though the vice president is yet to secure the party nomination—that decision will be made at the Democratic National Convention next month. On Tuesday morning, however, Harris secured enough support from party delegates to secure the Democratic nomination, with over 2,600 delegates pledging their support for her. Harris has also made a major splash among donors, breaking a fundraising record in her first full day on the campaign trail, raising $81 million in 24 hours.
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