Texas Senate Hopeful Jasmine Crockett Urges Trump Impeachment Over Tariffs, ICE
At a Jan. 24 Texas AFL‑CIO convention debate, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D‑Texas, said there is 'more than enough to impeach Donald Trump' and vowed to support formal impeachment proceedings if elected to the U.S. Senate, citing his use of tariffs as her starting point. Crockett, already a vocal critic of Trump’s immigration crackdown, also reiterated her comparison of his enforcement campaign to Nazi Germany and defended her co‑sponsorship of articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem for allegedly weaponizing ICE and committing 'state‑sanctioned violence.' Her primary opponent, state Rep. James Talarico, agreed the administration has likely committed impeachable offenses but stopped short of explicitly backing impeachment. The debate, held before hundreds of labor union members, underscores how calls to impeach Trump over economic and immigration policy are moving from the party’s left flank into a high‑profile Senate primary in a major red state. On social media, pro‑ and anti‑Trump activists are already amplifying Crockett’s remarks, with supporters praising her toughness and critics framing her as proof Democrats intend to use impeachment as a routine political tool.
📌 Key Facts
- Crockett and Talarico debated for about an hour before hundreds of labor union members at the Texas AFL‑CIO political convention in Georgetown, Texas.
- Crockett said she would 'absolutely' support formal impeachment proceedings against President Trump, 'starting with his use of tariffs.'
- She has also co‑sponsored articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and previously likened Trump’s immigration enforcement to Nazi Germany.
- Talarico said the administration has 'certainly committed impeachable offenses' but did not explicitly endorse moving ahead with impeachment.
- The winner of the March 3 Democratic primary will face the GOP nominee from a field including Sen. John Cornyn, Rep. Wesley Hunt and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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