Some Democrats who missed key procedural vote to impeach Pete Hegseth blame traffic jam in DC – US politics live

Eleven Democrats missed a key procedural vote to impeach Pete Hegseth, leading to the effort's failure in the House.

The vote failed 211-204, effectively killing the impeachment effort for now.

Some Democrats blamed a traffic jam in Washington DC for their inability to reach the vote on time.

President Trump hailed the vote as an 'exoneration of a Great American Patriot'.