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❓What Happened: A House Democrat introduced a privileged resolution to impeach President Donald J. Trump, triggering a potential chamber-wide vote.
👥 Who’s Involved: Representative Shri Thanedar (D-MI), House GOP leadership, and vulnerable House Democrats.
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📍 Where & When: U.S. House of Representatives, introduced Tuesday afternoon on May 13, 2025.
💬 Key Quote: “Donald Trump has unlawfully conducted himself, bringing shame to the presidency and the people of the United States,” Rep. Thanedar claims.
⚠️ Impact: The resolution is unlikely to pass, but it could politically endanger vulnerable Democrats. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has attempted to avoid discussing the impeachment resolution, but with a potentially imminent vote, he may no longer be able to shield his members in swing districts.
IN FULL:
Representative Shri Thanedar (D-MI) has filed a privileged resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives to impeach President Donald J. Trump, setting the stage for a potential chamber-wide vote. The resolution, introduced Tuesday afternoon, forces House leadership to address the measure within two legislative days.
Thanedar’s resolution accuses Trump of multiple offenses, including obstruction of justice, bribery, corruption, and abuse of trade powers. “Donald Trump has unlawfully conducted himself, bringing shame to the presidency and the people of the United States,” Thanedar stated. He also criticized the Elon Musk-fronted Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), denouncing it as a “flagrantly unconstitutional creation.”
The far-left Michigan Democrat, who hails from India, initially introduced seven articles of impeachment in April. However, his efforts faced early setbacks, as four Democratic co-sponsors withdrew from the measure, reportedly claiming they were added in error.
House Republican leaders, who hold the majority, are expected to move to table the resolution. Such a procedural move would prevent a direct vote on the impeachment articles. No Republican lawmakers are anticipated to support the measure, making its passage highly unlikely.
An impeachment vote could place vulnerable House Democrats in a precarious position, especially as the party seeks to regain the majority in the 2026 midterm elections. Democrats have struggled to unify around a clear message since the 2024 election, and this vote could further complicate their efforts. A number of Democrat House members hold seats in districts won by President Trump in 2024, with the America First leader maintaining consistent support among working-class voters, once part of the Democrat political base. Alienating that voting bloc further could spell disaster for the Democrats.
This move follows similar impeachment efforts by Rep. Al Green (D-TX), who previously attempted to file articles against Trump and was removed from a joint session of Congress for protesting the President’s joint address to both chambers. The chamber subsequently censured Green.
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❓What Happened: Hasan Piker, a far-left streamer on Amazon’s Twitch with over six million followers across social media, was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. Piker, who openly backs Houthi attacks on civilian shipping in the Red Sea, claims he was targeted for his views on foreign policy and stance against President Donald J. Trump.
👥 Who’s Involved: Hasan Piker, CBP officials, U.S. government spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin, and the Trump administration.
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📍 Where & When: Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, on Sunday, May 11, 2025.
💬 Key Quote: “Claims that his political beliefs triggered the inspection are baseless,” U.S. government official Tricia McLaughlin posted on X (formerly Twitter).
⚠️ Impact: Piker’s detention underscores the Trump administration’s firm stance on national security, prioritizing scrutiny of individuals with terrorist sympathies.
IN FULL:
Hasan “HasanAbi” Piker, a top streamer on Amazon’s Twitch platform, was detained by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Sunday. Piker, boasting over six million followers across social media, openly supports the Houthis—a designated terrorist organization operating out of Yemen—and their attacks on civilian shipping and sailors. Piker, who was raised in Turkey, previously said that “America deserved 9/11” and stated Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), who lost an eye during a deployment in Iraq, “literally los[t] his eye because some mujahideen—a brave f***ing soldier—f***ed his eye hole with their d**k.”
Piker, returning from France, complained on X (formerly Twitter) that CBP officials quizzed him about his views on Trump, Israel, the Houthis, and Hamas, claiming the “insane situation” was an attempt to “silence” him. “It’s very obvious that they knew exactly who I was,” he told followers, framing the inspection as a political witch hunt.
U.S. officials denied Piker’s claims, with spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin saying he was “lying for likes,” and adding: “Claims that his political beliefs triggered the inspection are baseless.” The CBP added, “Our officers are following the law, not agendas,” and that Piker was released promptly after a lawful check.
Notably, Piker is not merely pro-Palestinian or anti-Trump. In a recent debate with Ethan Klein, a liberal YouTuber, Piker stated, “I believe what the Houthis are doing… to implement a blockade on the Red Sea, is a good thing, ten toes f***ing down. They are on the morally right side.”
Of an incident in which Houthi terrorists hijacked a civilian vessel and held a number of Filipino sailors hostage for around a year, Piker said, “It is a show of force to stop other… commercial shipping from going through. They literally bankrupted an entire Israeli port, I’d say that’s numbers on the f***ing board, baby.”
As recently as March, Piker told his followers, “If you cared about Medicare fraud or Medicaid fraud, you would kill Rick Scott, OK?” Last April, responding to comments by Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) on anti-Israel protestors, Piker shared an image of an improvised firearm design, in what was widely interpreted as a call to assassinate the GOP lawmaker.
Hasan Piker, one of the very top streamers on Amazon’s Twitch platform, openly endorses the Houthis—a designated terrorist organization—attacking civilian ships and kidnapping random Filipino sailors. (Note that Twitch banned Trump for well over three years for his “rhetoric.”) pic.twitter.com/emVBy4XR95
— Jack Montgomery (@JackBMontgomery) May 5, 2025
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