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As calls for Donald Trump to be impeached flooded social media after his genocidal threats toward Iran on Tuesday, the Senate’s Democratic leaders put out a statement late in the day that merely condemned Trump’s comment without any vow to take action.

truthout.orgSchumer Takes No Action As Even Far Right Calls for Impeachment Over Trump’s “Civilization” ThreatAs others called for impeachment and removal, Schumer and other Democratic leaders did not commit to any action.

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I'm sick of hearing 'Democrats don't hold the majority'. We KNOW. Citizens are told to speak out, call your representatives, protest! We do! So can lawmakers!! Lawmakers need to organize, NOW. RAISE HELL. I'm sick and tired of their posts and statements! DO SOMETHING. SHOW YOU'RE FUCKING TRYING!

“Trump’s reckless threat makes Americans less safe, further destabilizes our nation and economy[...]. It only serves to push us further away from the only viable solution to this war: a diplomatic one. The president must not follow through on this threat,” the statement says.

Democratic leaders’ statement stands in sharp contrast to the strong and immediate calls from many members, as it makes no mention of taking any form of action, whether whipping votes for a war powers vote or an impeachment push.

From the outside, watching US politics, the Democratic Party appear to be a rather large wet lettuce! There are a number pushing back individually, but nothing meaningful from the leadership? Just the mournful tolling of a church bell and tumbleweed.

There are things that can be done in the minority. Even a public statement is something. They waited until Tuesday night to issue what's basically a paragraph from a man who actually said that Israel comes first.

Can't really call them our representatives in Congress then, can we? They should be replaced with people who know who they work for.

It's worth noting that impeachment is required to start in the House. The Senate only takes up impeachment after the House has passed an impeachment resolution. So, they really can't file impeachment resolutions in the Senate.

They shouldn’t be this predictably pathetic

Steven with an S@stevenlee.bsky.social

“We sternly condemn the inflammatory rhetoric of the president. We have waggled our finger at him and subsequently will vote yes on the $1.5 trillion military budget” -Chuck Schumer

Listen, a public statement showing leadership would be huge. The Dems should have been saturating the airways on Sunday and Monday. Instead they did nothing.

suzette sommer@suzette.bsky.social

Read it earlier today, Schumer and Jeffries put the word out to return to DC. If I see it again, I will post it. But notice that Democrats are making statements already, too and still our media is just interviewing REPUBLICANS. I’ve read statements by Ted Lieu, Mark Kelly, Adam Smith and others.

chuck schumer and hakeem jeffries are unfortunately the senate and house minority leaders; we should get to vote on that, but for some reason the democrats are not interested in hearing from us, the voters

I mean it's kind of assumed that the non-complicit Democrats will continue to demand action. It's the antediluvian Strom Thurmond types who keep insisting calling "Stop it or I will tell you to stop it again" as the play.

It should be really clear that Schumer and Jeffries are just AIPAC stooges on this issue. They’re perfectly happy to see 90 million people get burned alive because it’ll make the Netanyahu lobby very happy too

I find it hard to believe that there are as many people who'd dive in front of Schumer and Jeffries to take a bullet rather than let people vent their completely understandable frustration as the consistency of said people replying to skeets such as these suggest.

Gee, I wonder why Schumer & Jeffries are doing nothing to stop Trump? It's almost like they're foreign agents working against the interests of the American people & US democracy obo of a foreign government? 🤔

He & Trump are two halves of the same coin. He's the Betty to his Veronica & Israel is their Archie. He won't stop Trump because he wants him to do all the terrible things he says he'll do while Chuck fundraises playing the good cop. Round and round it goes. truthout.org/articles/as-...

truthout.orgAs Trump’s DHS Ravages US, Schumer Says His Job Is “to Fight for Aid to Israel”Days before Schumer’s remarks, the Trump administration bypassed Congress to approve a $7 billion arms sale to Israel.