Within seconds, Rep. Ken Buck went from acknowledging the border crisis while making the case against impeaching one of its chief architects.
While appearing on MSNBC, Buck explained that heās a āsolidā no vote on impeachment; āitās not a high crime or misdemeanor, this a policy difference. Let me say at the outset that there is a crisis at the border. The law needs to be enforced. But if we start going down this path of impeachment with a cabinet official, we are opening a door as Republicans that we donāt want to open. The next Republican president will face the same scrutiny from Democrats. Itās wrong, and we should not set this precedent.
When it comes to his argument that impeaching Mayorkas would āopen a door,ā that door was already opened by Democrats long ago. After two Trump impeachments, why wouldnāt they expand to impeaching cabinet members themselves? Buck himself has predicted another Trump impeachment if heās convicted then reelected, so he doesnāt have much of an excuse here in pretending that precedent hasnāt already been set.
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Buck slammed Mayorkas in 2022 for his weakness on the border, telling him that the American people believe heās a traitor. So by his own actions, Buck apparently believes that ātraitorsā should be leading government agencies.
Matt Palumbo is the author of Fact-Checking the Fact-Checkers: How the Left Hijacked and Weaponized the Fact-Checking Industry and The Man Behind the Curtain: Inside the Secret Network of George Soros
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