Overview
- Trump wrote on Truth Social that Hakeem Jeffries is a "Low IQ individual" and pressed Republicans to start impeachment over Jeffries’ criticism of the Supreme Court.
- Jeffries had called the Court "illegitimate" after the Louisiana v. Callais ruling that threw out Louisiana’s second majority-Black House district.
- The decision reshaped how Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is applied by stressing proof of intent, which voting-rights lawyers say raises the bar for challenges to racial gerrymanders.
- Members of the House are not impeached under the Constitution, and removal would require a two-thirds vote to expel a member.
- No formal move to punish Jeffries has been reported, and the clash functions as political messaging in a midterm year with control of the House in play.