US Republican House Member Submits Impeachment Article Against Biden

"Criticism of the Biden Administration's Willingness to Flout the Constitution"

Rep. Bob Gibbs (Photo by Columbus Dispatch)

[Asia Economy Reporter Yujin Cho] Some Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives have submitted articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden. Although the likelihood of the submitted impeachment bill passing is slim, it is seen as reflecting the intensifying conflict between the Biden administration and the Republican Party.

On the 22nd (local time), according to U.S. political media The Hill and others, four Republican federal House members, including Bob Gibbs, submitted articles of impeachment against President Biden citing reasons such as the manner of the Afghanistan withdrawal, the eviction moratorium for tenants, and failure to secure the Mexico border.

In a statement, they emphasized that this impeachment effort is to maintain the honor, trust, and interests of the United States, arguing that President Biden's actions justify impeachment, trial, and removal from office.

Gibbs, who led the submission of the impeachment bill, acknowledged that passing the bill in the Democrat-controlled House would be difficult but said, "It is clear that President Biden is unable to fulfill his duties," adding, "His administration is willing to mock the Constitution."

Gibbs stated that when the Republicans regain the majority in the House in next year's midterm elections, they will seriously take on the role of checks and balances on the executive branch and officially inform President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and others of this.

This is the second time an impeachment bill has been submitted since President Biden took office. Previously, Marjorie Taylor Greene, a far-right Republican House member, submitted an impeachment bill the day after Biden's inauguration in January.

The Hill reported that although the impeachment bill is unlikely to succeed in the Democrat-majority House, it shows how submitting impeachment bills is becoming more common in a polarized House.

For an impeachment bill to take effect, it must pass both the House and the Senate, but currently, the Democratic Party holds the majority in both chambers of the U.S. Congress.

Former President Donald Trump was impeached twice by the House during his four-year term, including for inciting the January 6 Capitol riot, but the Senate acquitted him both times.

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