得克萨斯州民主党众议员克里斯蒂安·梅内菲承诺将继续推进弹劾总统唐纳德·特朗普的努力，这一行动由得克萨斯州民主党众议员阿尔·格林牵头，尽管他本人正在发起一场夺取该席位的竞选活动。
然而，梅内菲承诺，他的弹劾尝试将更有可能获得党内支持。
“我是这场竞选中有坚持为社区发声、有效反击并能取得实际成果的候选人，”梅内菲在接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时表示。
梅内菲于今年1月在补选中获胜，填补了已故众议员西尔维斯特·特纳的席位，目前正在激烈的党内初选中挑战格林。特纳于2025年3月在任内去世。
民主党众议员自比马丁·路德·金、罗莎·帕克斯，此前连续第二次被赶出特朗普演讲会场
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去年，当共和党人在得克萨斯州推进选区重划计划，可能会取消多达五个民主党席位时，两人的政治路线发生了冲突。格林宣布将在第18选区寻求连任——正是梅内菲今年1月刚刚获得的席位。
尽管梅内菲拒绝对格林及其弹劾尝试的具体想法置评，但他表示，自己的努力将集中在争取足够的支持，使弹劾条款能在众议院通过。
“我的策略是，当我提交弹劾条款时，我的目标是让它们要么通过，要么非常接近通过，”梅内菲说。
“这意味着与民主党核心小组的其他成员合作，确保行动有效。我的总体策略是，如果我发起某件事，我就会全力以赴，确保最终能取得成果，真正帮助民众。”
众议院共和党人推动谴责连续第二年打断特朗普演讲的民主党人
格林的弹劾努力从未在众议院获得通过。
他在去年12月的最新一次尝试中获得了140名民主党人的支持。值得注意的是，有23人与共和党人投票否决了这项动议，另有47人投了弃权票。
梅内菲承诺继续推动弹劾特朗普，延续了格林的政治遗产，尽管这位民主党新人强调了团结和务实，而非格林过去坚持的意识形态纯洁性测试。
在国会任职20年的格林近年来将反对特朗普作为其标志性特征。2026年，他因举着写有“黑人不是猿猴”的标语牌而被赶出特朗普的国情咨文演讲会场，成为头条新闻。
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格林还因在2025年国情咨文演讲中拒绝就座并向总统挥舞拐杖而被移出会场。
在他最近一次弹劾尝试中，格林将弹劾行动定义为对其所在政党的一种“试金石”——检验党内成员对特朗普是否犯下重罪或轻罪的立场。
“我们必须参与其中。这是参与式民主。弹劾需要我们所有人的参与和推动，”格林在2025年11月宣布其12月弹劾尝试时表示。
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外部团体也赞扬格林愿意向国会民主党人提出这个问题。“为解放与抵抗而行动”（FLARE）组织的外联负责人戴夫·米蒂奇对格林的最新努力表示赞赏。
“这正是美国民众想要的。他们需要坚守原则的斗士。民主党人，你们听到了吗？舒默领袖，你们听到了吗？杰弗里斯领袖，你们听到了吗？”米蒂奇点名批评了几位民主党高层。
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当被问及这些象征性投票时，梅内菲表示他的重点会有所不同。
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“如果我花时间做这件事，那是因为我想做成某事。我提交弹劾条款的目标就是弹劾美国总统，没有其他目标，”梅内菲说。
由于本月早些时候的得克萨斯州初选没有候选人获得绝对多数，格林和梅内菲将在5月26日的决选中对决。
利奥·布里塞诺是福克斯新闻数字频道国会团队的政治记者。他此前曾在《世界》杂志担任记者。
Texas Democrat says his goal would be to actually pass articles of impeachment, unlike Green’s unsuccessful attempts
Rep. Christian Menefee, D-Texas, pledged to continue efforts to impeach President Donald Trump, spearheaded by Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, even as he wages a campaign to take his seat.
However, Menefee promised that his impeachment attempts would stand more of a chance of winning over party support.
“I’m the candidate in this race who has a track record of standing up for my community, of fighting back and doing so effectively in a way that gets things done,” Menefee said in an interview with Fox News Digital.
Menefee, who won a special election in January to fill the seat of the late Rep. Sylvester Turner, is taking on Green in a heated primary contest. Turner died while in office in March 2025.
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The two Democrats were put on a collision course last year when Republicans advanced redistricting plans in Texas set to eliminate as many as five Democrat-held seats. Green announced that he would pursue reelection in the 18th District — the seat Menefee took in January.
Although Menefee declined to specifically address his thoughts on Green and his impeachment attempts, he said his own efforts would center on winning over enough support to have them clear the House of Representatives.
“My approach is going to be, when I file articles of impeachment, my goal is for them to either pass or to get very close to passing,” Menefee said.
“That means collaborating with the other members of the Democratic caucus to make sure that it’s going to be effective. My approach is generally, if I start something, I am doing it because I want to ultimately take it across the finish line in a way that’s going to actually help people.”
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None of Green’s impeachment efforts have cleared the chamber.
His most recent attempt in December attracted the support of 140 Democrats. Notably, 23 voted with Republicans to kill the measure and 47 voted present.
Menefee’s promises to continue pushing for Trump’s impeachment continue Green’s legacy even as the Democratic newcomer has stressed unity and pragmatism over the political purity tests Green has offered in the past.
Green, a 20-year veteran in Congress, has made opposition to Trump his defining characteristic in recent years. He made headlines in 2026 for being ejected from Trump’s State of the Union Address for bringing a sign with the phrase “Black people aren’t apes.”
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Green was also removed from the 2025 State of the Union after he refused to take his seat while waving his cane at the president.
In his most recent attempt, Green framed his impeachments as a sort of litmus test for his own party — to see where they stood on whether Trump had committed high crimes or misdemeanors.
“We have to participate. This is a participatory democracy. The impeachment requires the hands and the guidance of all of us,” Green said in November 2025 as he announced his December attempt.
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Outside groups also praised Green for being willing to put the question to Democrats in Congress. Dave Mytych, outreach lead at For Liberation and Resistance Everywhere (FLARE), praised Green’s latest efforts.
“This is what the American people want. They want fighters that hold the line. Democrats, are you listening? Leader Schumer, are you listening? Leader Jeffries, are you listening?” Mytych said, calling out several high-ranking Democrats.
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When asked about those messaging votes, Menefee said his focus would be different.
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“If I’m spending time on it, it’s because I’m trying to get something done. My goal in filing impeachment articles is going to be to impeach the President of the United States, no other goal,” Menefee said.
With neither candidate having captured a majority of the vote in the initial Texas primary elections earlier this month, Green and Menefee will face off in a runoff election on May 26.
Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.
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