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This week, President Joe Biden ended America's longest war as the last of U.S. troops were withdrawn from Afghanistan, but the occasion was marred by chaos and tragedy as the Afghan government collapsed faster than anticipated, allowing the fundamentalist Taliban regime to retake the region.
Republicans have slammed the withdrawal as tantamount to treason, citing the number of American civilians remaining in Afghanistan as the White House continues to formulate evacuation plans for them.
Some Republican elected officials, like far-right Congresswoman and prominent conspiracy theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, have called for impeachment.
Greene filed articles of impeachment late last month and has seen multiple Republican House members agree to cosponsor the legislation, which almost certainly won't be brought to the floor.
Thank you to @Miller_Congress @DrPaulGosar @DHarshbargerTN1 @RepJeffDuncan and @RepBobGood for cosponsoring my impe… https://t.co/WaDR0kQtVf— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸) 1630528782.0
As Americans across the country know all too well from witnessing two impeachments in as many years, the Senate is responsible for deciding whether or not to convict an impeached President.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky dashed Republicans' hopes to see Biden impeached.
Watch below.
McConnell, in Kentucky, pours cold water on GOP calls for Biden's ouster: "The president's not going to be removed… https://t.co/HbEN7La8q1— Andrew Solender (@Andrew Solender) 1630516001.0
At an event in Kentucky on Wednesday, McConnell said:
"Well, look, the President is not going to be removed from office. There's a Democratic House, a narrowly Democratic Senate. That's not going to happen. ... There isn't going to be an impeachment."
Conservatives were livid at McConnell's comments.
Coming from the guy who threw Trump under the bus after the second impeachment hoax? lol. I guess he thinks that e… https://t.co/WdZsorr4qw— Jenna Ellis (@Jenna Ellis) 1630520906.0
McConnell is part of the elite. That's the master he serves. https://t.co/1JK6UMtAee— Mom Lady (@Mom Lady) 1630522225.0
He's clearly throwing the 2022 election to protect the guy he helped install as president. Why vote @GOP? https://t.co/bxvSePuGLz— Boston Bobblehead (@Boston Bobblehead) 1630525331.0
Do you get it now? They all play for the same team. Donald Trump was not on the team rather he was on our team & th… https://t.co/P4MUMTySvD— Cozy_boy_Grinch🌲 (@Cozy_boy_Grinch🌲) 1630528907.0
Never underestimate the ability of Mitch McConnell to identify where the base is on a key issue of our day, and sta… https://t.co/KwNIoz2rpo— Rachel Semmel (@Rachel Semmel) 1630515558.0
But with Democrats holding a narrow majority in both houses, impeachment is a nonstarter.
People were surprised McConnell got backlash for pointing this out.
I know people forget this a lot, but it should be noted that Mitch McConnell is the ‘minority’ leader in the Senate… https://t.co/wXIKEVvVoV— Jason Karsh (@Jason Karsh) 1630515601.0
This is the adult take https://t.co/8cJ4Cw3IRM— Gary Collard (@Gary Collard) 1630515952.0
i can't believe we are the point where this is news (and it is!) https://t.co/ObaBzDoM93— Alana Abramson (@Alana Abramson) 1630522258.0
Well, yeah. We don't have a majority in the House so he's not getting impeached. That's not some squish betrayal b… https://t.co/zqtnjhIlWc— Kurt Schlichter (@Kurt Schlichter) 1630523229.0
Nevertheless, the MAGA crowd remains disappointed.