“Nancy Pelosi stated today that if the Democrats get the House the first thing they’re going to do is impeach Donald Trump before he gets elected.”
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No, Nancy Pelosi didn’t promise to impeach Donald Trump before he takes office
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- U.S. Rep. Nancy Peosi, D-Calif., didn’t promise to impeach President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office, a spokesperson for the former House speaker said.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has expressed confidence that Republicans will maintain control of the U.S. House of Representatives, while Democratic leaders are holding out hope.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said control of the House "has yet to be decided," PBS reported Nov. 8.
On Election Day, U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told the news outlet she believed "we will win the House."
A Nov. 6 Threads post attributed another statement to the former House speaker.
"So Nancy Pelosi stated today that if the Democrats get the House the first thing they’re going to do is impeach Donald Trump before he gets elected," the post said. "I think she should retire."
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Pelosi won reelection Nov. 8 — and Trump also won a second term. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, conceded to Trump on Nov. 6.
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But we found no evidence to support the claim that Pelosi has vowed to impeach the president-elect.
Pelosi spokesperson Ian Krager told PolitiFact she didn’t say that.
Pelosi helped lead two impeachments against Trump during his first presidential term, when she was still speaker, but looking for news coverage of her purported comments about impeaching him again before he "gets elected," or takes office after a January inauguration, we found none.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., claimed in October that House Democrats would impeach Trump if he was reelected.
"I predict that if they have the votes in the House, they’re gonna start impeachment proceedings the day after he walks into the White House," Rubio said. "That’s how deranged they’ve become about it."
Pelosi, however, doesn’t have a record of making such a promise.
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Threads post, Nov. 6, 2024
The Associated Press, Harris says nation must accept election results while urging supporters to keep fighting, Nov. 6, 2024
New York Post, House Democrats will impeach Trump immediately if he’s re-elected, Marco Rubio says stumping in Pennsylvania, Oct. 8, 2024
The Hill, Pelosi clinches landmark 20th House term, Nov. 6, 2024
PBS NewsHour, Pelosi on election expectations: ‘We will win the House, Hakeem will be speaker,’ Nov. 5, 2024
PBS, More key House seats go to Republicans. Democrats insist they still have a path to a majority, Nov. 8, 2024
Interview with Ian Krager, communications director, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, Nov. 8, 2024
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