Trump mocks progressive calls for impeachment after Iran strikes, as House Democrats join GOP to block the measure.

Trump Challenges Progressives as House Blocks Impeachment Attempt

President Donald Trump fired back at progressive lawmakers on Tuesday, daring Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to follow through on impeachment threats related to his recent military strikes against Iran. In a series of posts on Truth Social, Trump ridiculed Ocasio-Cortez and other members of the so-called ‘Squad’ for calling the strikes unconstitutional, insisting their criticism was fueled by his administration’s record of “winning” and American “success.”

“Go ahead and try impeaching me, again, MAKE MY DAY!” Trump wrote, adding personal insults toward Ocasio-Cortez and fellow progressives Reps. Jasmine Crockett and Ilhan Omar. He challenged Ocasio-Cortez to take a cognitive test and suggested she focus on improving her New York district rather than pursuing impeachment or higher office. Trump also referenced rumors of Ocasio-Cortez considering a primary challenge against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in 2028, taunting, “She better start worrying about her own Primary, before she thinks about beating our Great Palestinian Senator, Cryin’ Chuck Schumer, whose career is definitely on very thin ice!”

Bipartisan House Majority Quashes Impeachment Effort

Despite vocal demands from some progressives, the House of Representatives voted 344–79 to table a resolution from Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) seeking Trump’s impeachment over the Iran strikes. Notably, 128 Democrats joined Republicans to block the measure, signaling deep divisions within the Democratic caucus on how to respond to Trump’s foreign policy moves. House Democratic leaders, including Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, sidestepped direct support for impeachment, instead demanding that the administration justify its military actions before Congress and that War Powers resolutions receive debate on the House floor.

Green and Ocasio-Cortez had argued that Trump’s authorization of military strikes in Iran without congressional approval amounted to an unconstitutional act of war, warranting impeachment. Ocasio-Cortez wrote, “He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations. It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.” She also claimed that Trump’s public admission of acting without congressional approval was “a very grave public admission. It is illegal. It is unconstitutional.”

However, key Republicans dismissed these calls as politically motivated. Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy accused critics of having “Trump syndrome” and labeled the impeachment push “hypocritical,” noting that presidents from both parties have historically taken military action without prior congressional approval. “Democrats are on the wrong side of history,” McCarthy asserted, urging focus on American security rather than partisan battles.

Even some Democrats, such as Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), rejected the impeachment idea as ineffective. “If you throw that term around, that actually diminishes the severity of what impeachment is really reserved for,” he said. With Republican control of the House and Democratic divisions evident, another impeachment effort appears unlikely to succeed.

As the debate continues, House leaders have called for the administration to present its case to Congress and for robust discussion of war powers. The controversy underscores ongoing tensions between the legislative and executive branches over military authority and the limits of presidential power in times of international crisis.