In response to President Biden's comments that he would withhold offensive weapons aid to Israel, a group of Republican lawmakers led by Florida Rep. Cory Mills have submitted articles of impeachment against the president, accusing him of "abuse of power" and "compromising the national security of the United States and its ally Israel."
**Paragraph 1:** Republicans have formally filed articles of impeachment against President Biden, accusing him of "abuse of power" over his recent comments about withholding offensive weapons aid to Israel. The move follows intense backlash from GOP lawmakers, who have drawn parallels to House Democrats' first impeachment of former President Donald Trump.
**Paragraph 2:** Florida Rep. Cory Mills, who spearheaded the impeachment push, told Fox News Digital that he filed the articles as a "constitutional duty" to hold Biden accountable for leveraging vital military aid to pressure Israel into changing its own defense policies.
**Paragraph 3:** Biden made the controversial statement in a recent CNN interview, saying that the U.S. would not supply Israel with weapons that could be used in a ground invasion of Rafah, a southern Gaza city housing over a million Palestinians.
**Paragraph 4:** Mills and other GOP lawmakers argue that Biden's ultimatum violates his oath of office and compromises the U.S.-Israel alliance. They point to Biden's similar comments about withholding aid to Ukraine during Trump's impeachment inquiry.
**Paragraph 5:** Mills emphasized, "These are the same accusations made against President Trump... The same must happen for Joe Biden."
**Paragraph 6:** The articles of impeachment accuse Biden of "using the powers of the presidency in a manner that compromised the national security of the United States and its ally Israel."
**Paragraph 7:** Despite the Republicans' push for impeachment, it is unlikely to reach the level of a Senate trial. The House's ongoing impeachment inquiry into Biden is still seeking tangible evidence of misconduct, which the White House has denied.
**Paragraph 8:** The heightened tensions between the Biden administration and Congress reflect the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas after the terrorist group's attack in October.
**Paragraph 9:** A White House official dismissed the impeachment effort as "ridiculous," arguing that similar statements had been made by other administration officials.
**Paragraph 10:** White House national security communications adviser John Kirby said that the administration is still engaging with Israel to find alternative approaches to addressing the Hamas threat while avoiding a Rafah operation.
