Donald Trump has just made United States history as the only president to be impeached twice. According to CNBC, the resolution passed 232 to 197 (with the help of 10 Republicans) after the House voted on the article “incitement of insurrection” for Trump’s role in last week’s deadly U.S. Capitol riot. Now, the Senate must take the case to trial and decide whether to convict.
The impeachment process will differ from the first one that occurred in 2019 around the Ukraine investigation, most notably because the Senate trial will presumably occur after Trump is no longer in office.
The four-page article of impeachment approved on Wednesday (January 13) argued Trump fed his blindly loyal supporters months of false claims suggesting widespread voter fraud cost him the 2020 election.
He was also accused of urging them to contest the results before they marched to the Capitol in an effort to stop Congress’ electoral vote count. When given the opportunity to address the angry mob, Trump ended up telling them he loved them and called them “special” people.
Revolutionary MC Paris, who’s built a career on fearlessly speaking out on socio-political issues is pleased with the turn of events.
“Trump? Fuck ’em and feed him old fish,” he tells HipHopDX. “I dig his fall from grace on the strength that it hits his fragile ass where he lives — his ego. Though this second impeachment won’t get him out of office any sooner, he deserves everything he’s getting. He’s been catastrophic for America and more specifically for my people — on the strength of the lack of response to COVID alone.
“When you factor in the increase in racism and intolerance, it’s even worse. It’s just a trip seeing all of this last minute fake outrage and concern for government by politicians who’ve either championed its direction or did nothing to correct shit over the last four years.”
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But Paris knows there’s more work that needs to be done, adding, “People who claim the real issue is classism and not racism are blind to the fact that most of the shit we deal with as Black and Brown people is race-based — and this reality has been amplified since Trump took office. It’s a luxury and a privilege to suggest otherwise.
“This is why it’s essential to do for self and to embrace education and organize; nobody’s coming to save us. Just know we’ll be on Biden’s head too. It don’t stop, ever. All power to the people.”
Naturally, the House vote is currently a trending Twitter topic and several members of the Hip Hop community are weighing in — from Ice-T and Cardi B to J-Live and Open Mike Eagle. Check out the reactions below.
This is stupid. It means nothing. All those people silent when black and brown owned businesses were being looted and burned. But now that it happened to rich old white people, now it’s a big deal? You agree with it, you’re a moron sheep.
Whoa whoa whoa. Don’t go talking logic now. It’s frowned upon.
Who was silent? A lot of people spoke up. We just don’t f/w MAGA
So you admit to being complicit to political violence because it was something you agree with? Got it. Y’all have no standards. If it wasn’t Trump, it would be some other Republican or conservative they would trash like this. They just hate him because he doesn’t put up with it.
Correction. He wasn’t impeached twice. He was acquitted the first time and this non sense of a show just only slapped Trump on the wrist. It takes a full senate conviction to actually get an impeachment verdict and guess who still senate majority leader turtle face Mitch and guess what again even though they charged him with impeachment it still won’t remove him from office. So all this shows is that they did all this song and dance that doesn’t mean shit so everyone can shut the fuck up. So all these celebs jumping for joy just shows they don’t know shit.
They gonna delete your comment. Too many facts in your post
I’ll delete your mom’s ass
All that typing and you didn’t say shit but still sound angry as hell.
Your mother asked me to ask you if you wanna SMD ? So do you?
You would rather my mom peg you with her strap on
First impeachment was for talking to Ukraine about the Biden Crime Family
Someone please help the guy below me. He is actually having a full blown conversation and trolling himself. You got issues, man.
i have impeachment. a naked nubile white girl.
Puffing on that spliff and I’m thinking – Imagine being Pence? The Don wants you killed and you still hanging around…wow
Why are so many so called celebrities supporters of Demorats? Do they not see the rat infested city’s they control? Are they too blind to see who the real racists are? These rappers support liberalism yet are too blind to see they are been took for a ride.
I disagree. I think both parties are racist. Republicans are more like fascist and Dems are like incrementalist. Republicans show their teeth and deny issues. Dems will acknowledge issues but offer no real tangible solutions for black people. Dems push for massive legalization and the promotion of alternative lifestyles which negatively affect the black community.
Who woulda thought so many MAGA types listen to hip-hop and pay attention the the culture they abhor? Or is it that they love the culture but hate the people who create it? I guess they have time to comment here and lurk on black culture sites while being unemployed from the COVID disaster their president mishandled. Or maybe while awaiting relief checks (socialism, huh?) this administration bungled. Or maybe while in the hospital using the Obamacare they claim to despise. All while believing Trump has “working white class” interests at heart. LMAO. Fools. And you say we’re blind. Enjoy your mayo meltdown.
How do you know the race or skin color of the all the people that support not just the president but the Constitution? You sound ignorant, and racist. First off, no one handled the virus well. So we can dead that. It’s one of the weakest things you and everyone else has said. Not that anything you said is a strong argument. Secondly, the relief checks aren’t socialism. The government shut us down. So they should be helping replace, or keep what could be lost. It’s like if they drove a car into your house. They would be paying for the damage that they caused. Hardly socialism. Sounds like you skipped some classes. Obamacare is a joke. The only people who benefit from it are the same people who abuse food stamps, and section 8 housing. So basically you keep yourself “poor” to get benefits. That’s more socialism than your argument about relief checks. Relief checks that Nancy Pelosi held back because she, and rest of Democrat party have a vendetta against not just Trump, but anyone who believes in traditional value of this country. You know…equal rights under law? Free speech? Second amendment? Things I’m sure you either don’t know about, or care about. If anything you should at least take a civics class before you start trying to talk politics. Maybe you will sit next to one of your favorite celebrities who should do the same. Know what you’re talking about if you’re going to step in the realm of politics. Talking down to half the country is just going to cause someone life me to call you out. Have a good day.
Overlook Trump’s mishandling of COVID and deflect. Check. Ignore that conservatives hate wealth redistribution until they actually need it (c’mon, pull yourself up by your bootstraps…duh). Check. Call Obamacare a joke until you need medical care. Check. Decry the loss of rights while ignoring Trump’s bootprint on increased law enforcement spending and the military. Check. Yammer on about free speech without acknowledging that it has been abused in this country by the very person you hold dear to foster hatred and division – the equivalent of yelling ‘fire’ in a theater. Check. Bellyache about ‘traditional values in this country’ while pledging allegiance to the most hypocritical party of all – the GOP – literal hypocrites who cheat on their wives and commit sexual assault while claiming to be ‘family values’ candidates, roll back environmental protections, shrug off immigration reform, swindle investors, etc. Check. And finally, attempt to insult the intelligence of someone clearly more informed about these matters than you. Call me out…lol…please. Good luck with that.
Oh. And tell me how the president has fostered hate and division through speech? Additionally. Tell me how Obama didn’t do that, and is still doing that. Along with his wife. Another divisive character.
Obama never called Mexicans rapists, called white supremacists “Fine People” on both sides, “Stand down and stand by” Proud boys, etc.
Man, quit while you’re ahead. SMH
My first response looks like it won’t be posted. That’s unsurprising. Being as that opposing views aren’t given the same exposure.