Blake Moore explains why he supports Mayorkas impeachment despite voting ‘no’

Published February 7, 2024 3:45pm ET



Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) took a fall for House GOP leadership in Tuesday night’s floor vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, which he said has been misinterpreted as not being on board with the Republican Party.

In a video posted to X on Wednesday, Moore explained that he was not in disagreement with Republicans’ decision to attempt to oust Mayorkas but that his last-minute move of switching his “yes” vote to “no” was politically calculated and at the request of House GOP leadership.

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