Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) announced Wednesday he is introducing articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump following the president’s remarks suggesting the U.S. should “take over” Gaza.
“The movement to impeach the president has begun,” Green said in a speech on the House floor. “I rise to announce that I will bring articles of impeachment against the president for dastardly deeds proposed and dastardly deeds done.”
Green’s announcement comes after Trump, during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, suggested that Americans should be responsible for cleaning up and rebuilding Gaza, though he did not specify who would be allowed to live there.
The comments, made in the wake of last month’s Israel-Hamas ceasefire, drew sharp criticism from Democrats, including Green, who condemned the remarks as “ethnic cleansing” and warned they could escalate tensions in the region.
“Ethnic cleansing is not a joke, especially when it emanates from the president of the United States,” Green said. “Injustice in Gaza is a threat to justice in the United States of America.”
Green, who previously initiated Trump’s first impeachment in 2017, said he is committed to laying the groundwork for impeachment once again.
“On some issues, it is better to stand alone than not stand at all,” he said. “On this issue, I stand alone, but I stand for justice.”
The congressman called on the American public to demand impeachment, emphasizing that such efforts must be driven by grassroots activism.
“The people have to demand it, and when the people demand it, it will be done,” he said.
The White House has not yet responded to the announcement.
