House Republicans launched a surprise attack on Joe Biden Thursday morning, catching his administration off guard with new articles of impeachment concerning his recent statements regarding U.S. military aid to Israel. Led by Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL), the GOP move is in response to what lawmakers characterize as a “quid pro quo” threat linked to Israel’s military operations in Gaza.
Mills accused Biden of strong-arming Israel into a “quid pro quo” position by using U.S. financial aid against Israeli military policies in the Gaza Strip. “The House has no choice but to impeach President ‘Quid pro Joe’ Biden,” Mills told Fox News Digital. “As Vice President, Biden was caught threatening to withhold funding and aid to Ukraine unless they fired the attorney general investigating Burisma, a company financially benefiting his son Hunter, not to mention the 10% share for ‘the big guy’ himself.”
Rep. Mills compared Biden’s statement to Trump’s impeachment over Ukraine aid withholding. Biden’s ultimatum, revealed in a CNN interview, promised continued support for Israel’s defensive systems but warned against supplying offensive weapons if Israel escalates operations into Gaza’s Rafah city.
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“If they go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah,” Biden threatened. “To deal with the cities, to deal with that problem.”
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Joe Biden is withholding Congressionally appropriated aid to Israel unless they grant him a political favor. It's the definition of quid pro quo.
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"If they go into Rafah, I'm not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah." pic.twitter.com/wjnLyyj2rm https://t.co/jCjli4PY6Z
The ultimatum sparked sharp criticism from GOP lawmakers.
Rep. Andrew Clyde called for an impeachment inquiry, citing a precedent set by Democrats in the Trump-Ukraine saga.
Rep. Jim Banks echoed similar sentiments, citing multiple reasons, including Biden’s actions in Afghanistan and immigration policies, as grounds for impeachment.
Rep. Darrell Issa, while stopping short of calls for impeachment, expressed strong disapproval of Biden’s stance, labeling it as threatening an arms embargo on a key Middle Eastern ally.
