The majority of Democrats in the House opposed a Republican bid to quash the impeachment measure introduced by Al Green.

Posted by VINCE, Sep 16, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

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VINCESep 16, 2026

The September 15, 2026 House vote to table Al Green's impeachment resolution was 232-147, with 18 Democrats voting to table and 46 voting present, so roughly 150 Democrats opposed the Republican motion. That is a majority of the House Democratic caucus, as Politico and Yahoo report, and the claim's extraction matches the passage.

What was said

… They want to impeach him for for restoring our borders. It's amazing. Democrats split over whether to allow the effort to move forward. The majority of Democrats opposed a Republican bid to quash the impeachment measure. It was introduced by Al Green of Texas, who has tried to impeach President Trump a lot, but dozens of them, including the party's three House leaders, all voted present. All voted present. Democrats, all the Democrat House leaders voted present yesterday. …

VINCE · Sep 16, 2026· from the transcriptPost →

What we found

Supports. Politico reports that a large majority of House Democrats declined to follow their leaders and vote to reject the resolution, with only 18 Democrats joining Republicans to table it.[1]

Supports. Yahoo reports that 18 Democrats voted with Republicans to table the resolution, 46 voted present, and nearly 150 voted to move forward with the impeachment vote, a clear majority of Democrats.[2]

Supports. The Straits Times and GVWire both report that the majority of Democrats opposed the Republican bid to quash the measure introduced by Al Green, with dozens voting present, including the three House leaders.[3][4]

Context. CBS News reports the 232-147 tabling vote with 47 lawmakers voting present, and that House Democratic leadership announced it would vote present, which is consistent with the vote breakdown.[5]