Pete Hegseth Impeachment Vote Fails as 11 Democrats Miss Vote

But you know what? You can bitch all you want, Trump. It won't make a difference because with all this Democratic energy pouring into Congress, there is no way Pete Hegseth can escape impeachment.

Now, to pop this 4,000 dollar bottle of champagne I've been saving just for this moment.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth narrowly escaped impeachment in a 211 to 204 vote.

What happened? They had him dead to rights.

What kind of shenanigans did those Republicans pull?

The push to impeach Hegseth yesterday might have succeeded if more Democratic lawmakers had actually shown up to vote.

11 of them were absent. Oh, are you kidding me?

A chance to impeach the Secretary of Defense and 11 of you couldn't be bothered to come to work?

Even Mitch McConnell finds a way to show up to work, and he died years ago.

This is a major L for Democrats. And to think, I just put the finishing touches on my Hakeem Jeffries back tattoo.

Now I just look stupid. What do you people have to say for yourselves?

These aren't like nobodies. Okay, one of them is Haley Stevens, but not all of them are nobodies.

Nancy Pelosi, well, where the hell were you?

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi missed the vote because she was in San Francisco receiving an award at a banquet there.

Nancy Pelosi's spokesperson saying she supports impeaching Secretary Hegseth and would have voted no.

Oh, you would have voted no, so that's so nice to know.

As long as you would have, I mean, that's what matters.

I also would have voted no. If we add them both together, that's zero votes.

I can't believe you weren't doing your job because you were out getting an award for doing your job.

I hope the rest of you have better excuses.

A health emergency, saving kids from a burning orphanage, that kind of thing.

Illinois Congressman Jonathan Jackson posted to social media about a traffic incident, saying it, quote, "Resulted in the vote closing before I, along with many other members, could reach the chamber."

You missed an impeachment vote because of traffic?

You're telling me there's not like a congressional monster truck you can take?

Where do our tax dollars even go?