An Angry Donald Trump Calls for Impeachment of Hakeem Jeffries Over SCOTUS Remark

President Trump called for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ impeachment over the New York Democrat’s “illegitimate Supreme Court” remark.

“Hakeem Jeffries, a Low IQ individual, said our Supreme Court is ‘illegitimate.’ After saying such a thing, isn’t he subject to Impeachment?” Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday.

“I got impeached for A PERFECT PHONE CALL. Where are you Republicans? Why not get it started? They’ll be doing this to me! President DONALD J. TRUMP.”

Jeffries made the Supreme Court comment after a majority of the justices declared Louisiana’s addition of a second majority-black congressional district an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, changing the interpretation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, The Hill reported.

“Today’s decision by this illegitimate Supreme Court majority strikes a blow against the Voting Rights Act and is designed to undermine the ability of communities of color all across this country to elect their candidate of choice,” Jeffries said.

“But we’re not here to step back, we’re here to fight back. Now, when this decision came out earlier today — it’s an unacceptable decision, but not an unexpected decision,” he added.

The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision struck down Louisiana’s congressional map for creating a second majority-Black district, with Justice Samuel Alito writing that race had improperly dominated the map-making process, violating equal protection principles.

Democratic leaders, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), condemned the ruling and called for legislative action to strengthen voting rights protections.

Trump praised the decision, calling it a “BIG WIN for Equal Protection under the Law” and saying it restored the Voting Rights Act to its “original intent.”

Can Jefferies Be Impeached?

As to his call for Jeffries’ impeachment, the Senate determined in 1799 that Congress members are not subject to impeachment. It is possible for members of Congress to be removed by their colleagues, but they cannot be made to leave office via “impeachment.”

An impeachment is akin to an indictment; it approves formal charges against a federal officeholder who has been accused of committing a crime. The impeachment clause names the president, vice president and “all civil officers of the U.S.” as eligible.

The impeachment text likely does not apply to members of Congress. However, the Constitution does grant the power of expulsion for Congress to remove an elected official, to “punish its Members for disorderly Behavior, and, with the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a Member.”