On Wednesday, the House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump for the second time—232-197, the most bipartisan impeachment ever—making him the only president in U.S. history to be impeached twice.
The article of impeachment cited "incitement of insurrection," referring to the violent attack that took place at the Capitol on January 6. As lawmakers were counting and certifying the vote for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President–elect Kamala Harris, Trump supporters stormed the building. Five people died as a result. In the leadup to the count and certification, the president had alleged that the election was stolen. There has been no evidence of fraud. The Department of Homeland Security called the election “the most secure in American history.”
Ten House Republicans voted to impeach the president. None were from Missouri.
It's not yet clear when the Senate will start the impeachment trial.
Congresswoman Cori Bush, a Democrat who represents Missouri’s First Congressional District, gave a speech supporting the impeachment in which she called Trump a "white supremacist President." Republicans booed her as she yielded back the floor and took her seat.
Bush unseated longtime Congressman Lacy Clay in November. The nurse, pastor, and single mother is also an activist, getting her start as a community organizer after the death of Michael Brown in St. Louis.
You can read her speech in full and watch it below:
Madam Speaker —
St. Louis and I rise in support of the article of impeachment against Donald J. Trump.
If we fail to remove a white supremacist President who incited a white supremacist insurrection, it’s communities like Missouri’s First District that suffer the most.
The 117th Congress must understand that we have a mandate to legislate in defense of Black lives.
The first step in that process is to root out white supremacy, starting with impeaching the white supremacist-in-chief.
Thank you and I yield back.
