Rep. Cory Mills is preparing articles of impeachment against President Biden for pausing a shipment of bombs to Israel and threatening to halt military aid to the Jewish State.
He said the threat to withhold aid to Israel is a political ploy to bolster lagging support from far-left voters upset with the president’s handling of the Middle East conflict.
Mr. Mills, Florida Republican, said the president was forcing Israel into a “quid pro quo” situation that echoed the accusation that led to the impeachment of President Trump for threatening to withhold aid to Ukraine in 2019.
“These are the same accusations made against President Trump, which resulted in his impeachment by Democrats. The same must happen for Joe Biden, which is why we’re drawing up articles of impeachment now,” Mr. Mills told Fox News.
Sen. Tom Cotton, Arkansas Republican, said earlier Thursday that the House “has no choice” but to impeach Mr. Biden over the delayed arms shipments.
Mr. Biden has suffered intense blowback for halting a shipment of about 3,500 bombs to Israel, with lawmakers accusing him of defying Congress’ approval of $26 billion in military aid to the Jewish State late last month.
Mr. Biden on Wednesday threatened to stop supplying Israel with weapons if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continued his plans for a full-scale campaign into Rafah, a city in Gaza where over 1 million Palestinians have sought refuge during the conflict.
The White House has since clarified the president’s position, contending that Israel would still receive every dollar from the massive aid package and the U.S. would still provide weapons to ensure Israel could defend itself from Hamas.
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