Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-O.H.) filed three official articles of impeachment to Congress against President Joe Biden on Tuesday.
Gibbs cited the ongoing border crisis at a bridge connecting the U.S. to Mexico from Texas, as well as the disastrous withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and the botched eviction moratorium, as the reason behind his impeachment effort.
His impeachment bill was co-sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs (R-A.Z.), Randy Weber (R-T.X.), and Brian Babin (R-T.X.).
Gibbs told the Washington Examiner that the impeachment effort wasn’t a political stunt.
He insisted he was very serious.
“I take this seriously. I don’t think it’s haphazard,” he said in a recent interview. “I’m not trying to get media attention for myself. He’s done so much damage to this country in less than nine months, which is really scary.”
“He’s not capable of being commander in chief, and that’s obvious by the actions since Day One when he took the presidency back in January,” Gibbs told the Examiner. “Maybe something like this makes the White House think twice before they do some of this nonsense.”
Gibbs isn’t alone. Two Republicans in the House of Representatives introduced a different bill impeachment against Biden last month.
Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) joined far-right Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R-G.A.) and cosponsored her bill to impeach Biden on Aug. 31.
Duncan also called the impeachment effort a “very serious matter” and said Biden “proved he is a threat to our national security and the Consitution” over his chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.
“I am heartsick at the President’s failure to fulfill his duty that has resulted in American deaths and thousands of Americans and Afghan allies being abandoned at the risk of being tortured, captured, held hostage, or killed at the hands of the Taliban or other terrorist forces,” Duncan said in a statement.
“Our Commander-in-Chief showed reckless disregard for both American citizens and allies in neglecting to secure their safe evacuation from Afghanistan once he withdrew our troops,” he said.
“The President promised to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, but it is evident the President has failed to fulfill this charge.”
The biggest roadblock to impeachment is obvious — Democrats control the House of Representatives.
Gibbs acknowledged there is little hope the articles of impeachment will make it past House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, but defended his efforts.
“Obviously, it’s not going to go anywhere with Speaker Pelosi,” Gibbs told the Examiner.
Yet the bill “shows that there are some Republicans that think that this president needs to be impeached, he needs to be removed from office one way or another.”
“At some point, they’re gonna be held accountable for their actions, and this is kind of putting them on notice,” Gibbs said.
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