哈基姆·杰弗里斯称他并未“排除任何可能”或“锁定任何选项”，进步派正敦促采取行动
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在原版《星球大战》中，卢克·天行者、汉·索罗、楚巴卡和欧比旺·克诺比发现千年隼号在深空遭遇帝国TIE战斗机的火力追击。卢克猜测TIE战斗机“正飞向那个小卫星”。
但欧比旺的脸色变得凝重。
“那不是卫星，”欧比旺缓缓说道，“那是太空站。”
汉·索罗表示反对。
“它太大了，不可能是太空站，”汉说。欧比旺随即指示他：“调转飞船航向。”
但汉刚否定了克诺比的判断，就立刻反应过来。他皱起眉头，意识到这位睿智的绝地武士所言非虚。
民主党人阿尔·格林将推动全院就弹劾特朗普举行投票
2026年7月21日，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在白宫椭圆形办公室与黎巴嫩总统约瑟夫·奥恩举行双边会晤期间回答媒体提问。（凯文·迪奇/盖蒂图片社）
“没错，我认为你是对的，”汉回应道。千年隼号开始摇晃。
“楚伊，锁定辅助动力，”汉对他的船员下令。“我们为什么还在朝它飞？”卢克尖叫道。
“我们被引力束困住了，正被吸过去！”汉喊道。
片刻之后，这艘银河系最快的飞船千年隼号被吸进了死星的327号机库，被牢牢锁住，无法逃脱。这群乌合之众的英雄们被困住了——被困在死星上。
塔金总督将其描述为“宇宙中终极的力量”。
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国会中的弹劾就好比死星的引力束。一旦被卷入，你就无法逃脱。做出弹劾决定会将一个政党拖入其中，最终将所有人困在政治层面的机库中。
对民主党来说，他们无法专注于鸡蛋和牛奶的价格。汽油价格几乎没有争议的余地。就连谈及监督议题都举步维艰。
你或许可以尝试“锁定辅助动力”。但为时已晚。
你可能以为弹劾是“一颗卫星”，但它实际上是政治层面的死星。
不过，这不是针对你的对手。而是往往针对那些主导弹劾进程的人。
如果民主党明年拿下众议院多数席位，他们可能会陷入弹劾困境。进步派和左翼将在国会拥有最响亮的声音之一。尽管民主党曾在2019年和2021年两次弹劾特朗普总统，但仍有一些人坚持要再次弹劾。更不用说试图弹劾特朗普政府的一众内阁官员了——从国防部长皮特·赫格斯塞斯到卫生与公众服务部长小罗伯特·肯尼迪。
一些民主党人已经沦为弹劾引力束的受害者。
得克萨斯州众议员阿尔·格林在2017年特朗普第一任期期间就率先推动弹劾总统——这比2019年因乌克兰问题成功弹劾特朗普要早得多。今年早些时候，由特朗普总统策划的共和党重划选区迫使格林失去了他在休斯顿的选区。但就在这位得克萨斯州民主党议员即将卸任之际，格林上周又发起了一场弹劾总统的行动。
中期选举历史极大有利于民主党。但他们正在犯一个重大错误
众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯（D-纽约州）2025年11月3日在华盛顿特区国会山举行的新闻发布会上发言。（罗伯托·施密特/盖蒂图片社）
众议院以232票对147票搁置了格林的弹劾决议。因此，这并非一场直接针对弹劾的赞成或反对投票。这只是其中一个步骤。47名民主党议员投了“弃权”。其中包括民主党高层三人：众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯（纽约州民主党）、众议院少数党鞭凯瑟琳·克拉克（马萨诸塞州民主党）和众议院民主党党团主席皮特·阿圭拉尔（加利福尼亚州民主党）。
在某些方面，众议院民主党领导人希望避开弹劾。或者至少暂时避免弹劾。
2006年，民主党即将拿下众议院控制权。当年民主党在中期选举中大获全胜，很大程度上是因为选民对乔治·W·布什总统的厌倦以及伊拉克战争陷入僵局。
许多民主党人希望弹劾总统。但在准备接过议长权杖时，时任众议院议长、加利福尼亚州民主党人南希·佩洛西 famously宣称弹劾已“不在考虑范围内”。
众议院民主党人专注于从伊拉克撤军，并最终转向医疗保健和气候变化等其他政策议题。但民主党首先必须度过中期选举。因此，一旦佩洛西表示不弹劾，就不会对总统发起弹劾。
2018年中期选举民主党夺回众议院控制权时，弹劾特朗普总统在当时也“不在考虑范围内”。但2019年夏天有关总统与乌克兰的爆料后，温和派民主党人态度发生转变。这位深谙政治脉搏的议长明白其党内议员的立场方向。就在那时，佩洛西站出来领导其党团，推动在当年晚些时候对总统启动弹劾程序。
众议院民主党领导人目前将任何公开讨论弹劾的事宜都搁置一旁。他们不想偏离其民生议程。事实上，当被问及弹劾问题时，他们经常将话题拉回生活成本议题。
看看杰弗里斯在4月9日被问及弹劾问题时的回应。
“明天我们将由（马里兰州众议员）杰米·拉斯金——司法委员会最高民主党议员、（纽约州众议员）杰里·纳德勒——前司法委员会主席，以及（纽约州众议员）丹·戈德曼和司法委员会的民主党议员们牵头展开一场关于特朗普政府问责的讨论，”杰弗里斯答道。
但与完全照搬佩洛西多年前的立场不同，杰弗里斯暗示他对弹劾问题持开放态度。
“我不想抢在这场讨论前面。但我们也一直明确表示：众议院民主党人将致力于让美国民众的生活更负担得起，”杰弗里斯说。
6月14日，美国全国广播公司的克里斯汀·韦尔克询问杰弗里斯，如果民主党夺回众议院多数席位，他们是否“可以启动弹劾总统的程序”。
“在问责问题上，我们并未排除任何可能，也未锁定任何选项。我们已经表明，我们的重点将是让美国民众的生活更负担得起，”杰弗里斯回答道。
8月25日，在CNN的采访中，杰弗里斯回避了类似的弹劾调查问题。
“我们并未排除任何可能，也未锁定任何选项，”杰弗里斯说道。
9月13日在ABC的采访中，杰弗里斯继续被问及弹劾问题。
“在弹劾问题上，我们并未排除任何可能，也未锁定任何选项，”杰弗里斯说道。
这对杰弗里斯来说是明智的政治策略。他试图在中期选举前掌控局面——本质上是推迟到明年的政治环境，以及如果民主党拿下多数席位，普通民主党人明年的立场。但有迹象表明，许多民主党人已经准备好推进弹劾。进步派基础选民将要求采取行动。这种呼声远不止阿尔·格林一人。
宾夕法尼亚州众议员玛德琳·迪恩在4月总统在社交媒体上发文称“整个文明今晚都将灭亡”（针对伊朗）后表达了自己的立场。
“如果那不算重罪轻罪——如果那不算疯狂，我不知道还有什么算，”迪恩说。
加利福尼亚州众议员萨拉·雅各布斯称总统“正在威胁种族灭绝”。
新泽西州参议员安迪·金表示，民主党应该“推动弹劾”，并称总统“不适合担任总司令”，“应该被罢免”。
因此，杰弗里斯需要做出抉择。极左翼会要求弹劾某个人——无论是总统还是赫格斯塞斯。但如果民主党拿下众议院，他们的“多数席位缔造者”可能来自摇摆选区。这些准议员将是温和派。弹劾对他们来说可能在政治上是致命的。
如果民主党拿下众议院多数席位，特朗普可能面临弹劾，共和党领导人警告
阿尔·格林2025年7月23日在华盛顿特区国会山外举行的新闻发布会上发言。格林举行新闻发布会讨论弹劾唐纳德·特朗普总统。（亚历克斯·王/盖蒂图片社）
佩洛西的处境在2019年夏天发生了变化。来自摇摆选区、拥有国家安全背景的温和派民主党人逐渐倾向于弹劾。因此，她启动了弹劾程序。佩洛西了解其党团的动向。
2026年9月，杰弗里斯的处境就没那么明朗了。而且民主党是否会拿下多数席位也尚未确定。
这就是为什么这位纽约州民主党人在ABC的采访中表现得十分谨慎。
“我们必须遵循事实。适用法律。以宪法为指引，然后让结果顺其自然，以符合美国人民的最佳利益，”杰弗里斯说道。
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汉·索罗在死星上时也曾心存疑虑。
“就算我能起飞，也无法突破引力束，”索罗说。
“交给我吧，”欧比旺·克诺比承诺道。
这位绝地大师在死星上躲过了探测，手动关闭了引力束。千年隼号因此得以脱身。但最终，克诺比为了任务牺牲了自己。
在国会山，弹劾就是一道引力束。一旦被卷入，任何事情都无法逃脱它的掌控。政策辩论、开支、医疗保健、战争。引力束掌控一切。
直到它被关闭。
并非每个被弹劾问题拖垮的政党都能拥有一位欧比旺·克诺比，能找到关闭它的开关。说到弹劾，最好的建议或许是提前“调转飞船航向”。
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但如果众多议员都在叫嚣弹劾，可能一切都为时已晚。
查德·珀格拉姆目前担任福克斯新闻频道（FNC）首席国会通讯员。他于2007年9月加入该电视台，总部位于华盛顿特区。
Reporter’s Notebook: Democrats face an impeachment tractor beam that could derail their affordability message
Hakeem Jeffries says he hasn’t ‘ruled anything in’ or ‘ruled anything out’ as progressives push for action
September 25, 2026 2:14pm EDT / Fox News
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In the original Star Wars, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Chewbacca and Obi-Wan Kenobi find the Millennium Falcon under fire from Imperial TIE fighters in deep outer space. Luke speculates that the TIE fighters are “heading for that small moon.”
But Obi-Wan’s visage grows grim.
“That’s no moon,” intones Obi-Wan. “It’s a space station.”
Han Solo disagrees.
“It’s too big to be a space station,” says Han. To which, Obi-Wan instructs him, “Turn the ship around.”
But as quickly as he dismissed Kenobi’s observation, Solo pivots. He grimaces, realizing that the wise Jedi Knight is on to something.
DEMOCRAT AL GREEN TO FORCE HOUSE-WIDE VOTE ON IMPEACHING TRUMP
U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from the media during a bilateral meeting with President of Lebanon Joseph Aoun in the Oval Office of the White House on July 21, 2026, in Washington, D.C.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
“Yeah. I think you’re right,” Han replies. The Millennium Falcon starts to shake.
“Chewie, lock in the auxiliary power,” Han commands his shipmate. “Why are we still moving towards it?” squeaks Luke.
“We’re caught in a tractor beam and it’s pulling us in!” shouts Han.
And a few moments later, the Millenium Falcon, the fastest ship in the galaxy, is suctioned into Bay 327 of the Death Star, moored, and unable to escape. The band of ragtag heroes are now stuck. On the Death Star.
Grand Moff Tarkin describes it as “the ultimate power in the universe.”
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Impeachment in Congress is kind of like the Death Star’s tractor beam. You can’t escape once you’re in its clenches. A decision to impeach sucks a political party in, eventually marooning everyone in the political equivalent of a hangar bay.
For Democrats, they can’t focus on the price of eggs and milk. There’s little debate about gas prices. It’s a challenge to even address oversight issues.
You can try to “lock in the auxiliary power.” But it’s too late.
You might think impeachment is “a moon.” But it’s really the political Death Star.
Not for your adversary. But often those orchestrating the impeachment.
Democrats might find themselves in an impeachment bind if they capture the majority next year. Progressives and the left will possess one of the loudest voices in Congress. And even though Democrats twice impeached President Trump in 2019 and 2021, some will insist on doing it again. That’s to say nothing of trying to impeach a host of Trump Administration cabinet officials – ranging from Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Some Democrats are already falling prey to the impeachment tractor beam.
Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, led the initial effort to impeach President Trump during his first term in 2017 – long before the successful impeachment over Ukraine in 2019. Republican redistricting – engineered by President Trump forced Green out of his Houston-based district earlier this year. But Green engineered yet another effort to impeach the President last week as the Texas Democrat heads for the exit.
MIDTERM HISTORY MASSIVELY FAVORS DEMOCRATS. BUT THEY ARE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill on November 3, 2025, in Washington, D.C.(Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)
The House voted to sidestep Green’s impeachment resolution, 232-147. So this was not a straight, up or down vote on impeachment. It was one step removed. Forty-seven Democrats voted “present.” That includes the party’s top three Democrats: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar, D-Calif.
In some respects, House Democratic leaders want to shun impeachment. Or at least avoid it for the time being.
In 2006, Democrats were on the precipice of flipping control of the House. Democrats largely won the midterms that year because of voter fatigue with President George W. Bush and the calcification of the war in Iraq.
Many Democrats wanted to impeach the President. But as she prepared to clasp the gavel, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., famously declared that impeachment was “off the table.”
House Democrats focused on drawing down the war in Iraq and eventually pivoting to other policy issues like health care and climate change. But Democrats had to get through those midterms first. So once Pelosi said no impeachment, there was no impeachment of the President.
Impeachment with President Trump was kind of “off the table” for Pelosi when Democrats reclaimed the House in the 2018 midterms. But there was a shift among moderate Democrats after disclosures about the President and Ukraine in the summer of 2019. A master of the political pulse, the Speaker understood the direction this was going among her Members. That’s when Pelosi got in front of her caucus, pushing for potential impeachment of the President later that year.
House Democratic leaders are depositing any overt discussion of impeachment on the backburner for now. They don’t want to veer away from their message about affordability. In fact they’ve frequently steered the conversation back to the cost of living when pressed about impeachment.
Consider this response from Jeffries when questioned about impeachment on April 9.
“We’ll have a conversation led by (Rep.) Jamie Raskin, D-Md., the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, and (Rep.) Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., a former Judiciary Committee Chairman and Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., and Judiciary Committee Democrats tomorrow about Trump administration accountability,” replied Jeffries.
But, unlike completely mimicking Pelosi’s posture years ago, Jeffries signaled he was open to the impeachment question.
“I don’t want to get out ahead of that discussion. But we’ve also been very clear. House Democrats are going to focus on making life more affordable for the American people,” said Jeffries.
On June 14, Kristen Welker of NBC asked Jeffries if his party could “move to impeach President Trump” if Democrats reclaimed the House.
“We haven’t ruled anything in or ruled anything out in terms of accountability. What we have said is that our focus is going to be to make life more affordable for the American people,” answered Jeffries.
On August 25 on CNN, Jeffries deflected a similar impeachment inquiry.
“We haven’t ruled anything in and we haven t ruled anything out,” stated Jeffries.
Impeachment interrogatives continued for Jeffries during a September 13 interview on ABC.
“We haven’t ruled anything in and we haven’t ruled anything out in terms of impeachment,” said Jeffries.
That’s smart politics for Jeffries. He’s trying to keep his hand on the helm before the midterms – and essentially deferring to the political climate of next year and where rank-and-file Democrats might fall next year should Democrats capture the majority. But there are indications that many Democrats are already ready for impeachment. The progressive base will demand action. And it extends well beyond Al Green.
Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., made her case after the President posted to social media in April
that “a whole civilization will die tonight” in reference to Iran.
“If that’s not high crimes and misdemeanors – and if it’s not madness – I don’t know what is,” said Dean.
Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., said that the President was “threatening genocide.”
Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., said the party should “push for impeachment” and that the President “is unfit to be the Commander in Chief” and “should be removed.”
So Jeffries has a decision to make. The hard left will demand impeachment – for someone. Be it the President or Hegseth. But if Democrats flip the House, their “majority makers” might represent battleground districts. Those prospective lawmakers will be moderates. Impeachment could be politically toxic for them.
TRUMP COULD FACE IMPEACHMENT IF DEMOCRATS SEIZE HOUSE MAJORITY, GOP LEADER WARNS
Rep. Al Green speaks during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on July 23, 2025, in Washington, DC. Rep. Green held a news conference to discuss impeaching President Donald Trump.(Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Pelosi’s circumstances evolved in the summer of 2019. Moderate Democrats with national security credentials from swing districts edged toward impeachment. So, she pulled the impeachment trigger. Pelosi knew the direction of her caucus.
In September 2026, it’s not as clear for Jeffries. And it’s not a done deal that Democrats will seize the majority.
That’s why the New York Democrat expressed caution during his conversation on ABC.
“We’ve got to follow the facts. Apply the law. Be guided by the Constitution and then let the chips fall where they may, in the best interest of the American people,” said Jeffries.
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Han Solo was skeptical back on the Death Star.
“Even if I could take off, I’d never get past the tractor beam,” said Solo.
“Leave that to me,” promised Obi-Wan Kenobi.
The Jedi Master then eluded detection on the Death Star, manually shutting off the tractor beam. That disgorged the Millenium Falcon. But in the end, Kenobi sacrificed himself for the mission.
On Capitol Hill, impeachment is a tractor beam. Once you’re siphoned in, nothing can escape its grasp. Debates about policy. Spending. Health care. War. The tractor beam controls all.
Until it’s switched off.
Not every party which is incapacitated by impeachment has an Obi-Wan Kenobi who can find the off switch. When it comes to impeachment best advice might be to “turn the ship around” beforehand.
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But if lots of Members are clamoring for impeachment, it may already be too late.
Chad Pergram currently serves as Chief Congressional Correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). He joined the network in September 2007 and is based out of Washington, D.C.
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