President Trump Impeached in House by a vote of 229 to 197

WASHINGTON D.C. — (12-18-19) — President Trump impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives tonight. The vote makes Trump the third president in U.S. history to be impeached, after Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton.

The first of two votes on articles of Impeachment came in at 229 to 197 and 229 to 198.

U.S. House of Representatives – Impeached 229 to 197

Independent Justin Amash voted with the Democrats in favor of impeachment. Democrats Jeff Van Drew and Collin Peterson voted with the Republicans against it.

Trump becomes Third President in History to be Impeached

Don’t forget that Van Drew is expected to switch his party affiliation to Republican after major backlash from his constituents and the state’s governor.

The House officially voted for impeachment as the president spoke to 5,400 people at his Battle Creek, Michigan rally tonight.

Prior to the vote, Trump said, “It doesn’t really feel like we are being impeached. The country is doing better than ever before. We did nothing wrong. We did nothing wrong. And we have tremendous support in the Republican Party like we have never had before.”

Article by: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer

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