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Texas U.S. House Rep. Brian Babin and two other members of Texas' Congressional Delegation recently joined 11 other House lawmakers calling for President Joe Biden's impeachment, but it seems very unlikely to happen.
Babin announced in a Sept. 1 Twitter post his inclusion in the Aug. 31 letter to Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi demanding she initiate impeachment proceedings against Biden over an attack on the airport in Kabul that killed more than a dozen U.S. service members.
"Biden has proved inept, and we can no longer afford to have him as America’s commander-in-chief," Babin, who represents Texas' 36th Congressional District, said in his Twitter post. "I’ve called on Speaker Pelosi to begin impeachment proceedings immediately."
The letter referred to the American people's need for "full confidence in their commander-in-chief’s judgment" and being able to protect the nation and "respond decisively to national security threats."
"We have no confidence in President Joseph R. Biden’s ability to carry out his duties as commander-in-chief of the U.S. Armed Forces," the letter continued. "His unilateral, reckless decision to retreat from Afghanistan was done against the advice of military and national security experts and it has now put thousands of American military personnel, citizens and Afghan allies in grave peril."
U.S. House Rep. Randy Weber, who represents Texas' 14th Congressional District, and Ronny Jackson, who represents Texas' 13th Congressional District, also signed the letter.
No others of Texas' 36-member Congressional Delegation, 23 of them Republicans, signed the letter.
Other Republican House lawmakers who signed the letter were Reps. Claudia Tenney (NY-22), Jeff Duncan (SC-03), Tom Rice (SC-07), Barry Moore (AL-02), Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), Pete Sessions (TX-17), Lauren Boebert (CO-03), Andy Harris (MD-01), Warren Davidson (OH-08), Bob Gibbs (OH-07) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02).
The letter follows up on Babin's call five days earlier for Biden to resign. Referring to the president as "an unserious clown," Babin said in an Aug. 26 statement that Biden's ineptness "had imperiled thousands of Americans and Afghan allies stuck in Kabul" and that "it must stop."
"Biden has proven beyond any doubt that he's not up to the job," Babin said in his statement. "He must resign, be removed under the 25th Amendment, or be impeached immediately. While I have serious concerns for his potential successor, America can no longer be at the mercy of Joe Biden as commander-in-chief."
The Afghan War began shortly after 9/11 under then President George W. Bush and has since enjoyed largely bipartisan support from Washington lawmakers, as well as presidents of both parties. For the U.S., the war ended with then President Donald Trump's announced troop withdrawal in November and last month's ignominious and, at times, chaotic evacuation that ended on Biden's deadline Tuesday, Aug. 31.
The attack at the airport happened five days before the deadline, killing 13 service members, whose names were released the day the evacuation ended, according to NPR's coverage. A few days earlier, Biden issued a statement that referred to the 13 "heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in service of our highest American ideals and while saving the lives of others."
"Their bravery and selflessness has enabled more than 117,000 people at risk to reach safety thus far," Biden said in the statement. "May God protect our troops and all those standing watch in these dangerous days."
Forbes reported on Aug. 31 that "longshot efforts to dislodge President Joe Biden" was "hitting a snag: reluctance from their own leadership," including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
In January, Fox News reported that Pelosi defended her pursuit of impeachment articles against Trump "despite President Biden's repeated calls for uniting a divided nation."