德克萨斯州民主党人表示，他的目标是真正通过弹劾条款，这与格林之前未成功的尝试不同
作者：Leo Briceno
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发布时间：2026年3月11日 美国东部时间上午6:30
[试图五次罢免特朗普的民主党挑战者承诺继续弹劾努力]
德克萨斯州民主党众议员克里斯蒂安·梅内菲（Christian Menefee）表示，他将推动弹劾总统唐纳德·特朗普，尽管他同时在竞选击败德克萨斯州民主党众议员阿尔·格林（Al Green）。
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德克萨斯州民主党众议员克里斯蒂安·梅内菲承诺继续推进弹劾总统唐纳德·特朗普的努力，而这一努力由同为德克萨斯州民主党人的阿尔·格林牵头，尽管梅内菲正在发起竞选挑战格林的席位。
然而，梅内菲承诺，他的弹劾尝试将更有可能获得党内支持。
“在这场竞选中，我是那个有支持社区的记录、能够有效反击并完成工作的候选人，”梅内菲在接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时表示。
梅内菲在今年1月的补选中获胜，填补了已故众议员西尔维斯特·特纳（Sylvester Turner）的席位。目前他正在与格林展开激烈的党内初选竞争。特纳于2025年3月在任内去世。
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哈里斯县检察官梅内菲得到了国会进步党团政治行动委员会的支持。（哈里斯县检察官办公室官网）
去年，当共和党人推进德克萨斯州重新划分选区计划，可能取消多达五个民主党席位时，两人的竞争开始变得激烈。格林宣布将在第18选区寻求连任——而这正是梅内菲今年1月当选的席位。
尽管梅内菲拒绝对格林及其弹劾尝试发表具体评论，但他表示，自己的努力将侧重于争取足够的支持，使弹劾条款能在众议院通过。
“我的方法是，当我提出弹劾条款时，我的目标是让它们要么通过，要么接近通过，”梅内菲说。
“这意味着与民主党核心小组的其他成员合作，确保弹劾有效。我的总体方法是，如果我开始做一件事，我会一直做到底，因为我希望最终能以真正帮助民众的方式完成它。”
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格林的任何弹劾努力都未能在众议院通过。
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，其中23人投票支持共和党人终止该动议，另有47人投了弃权票。
梅内菲承诺继续推动对特朗普的弹劾，这延续了格林的政治遗产，尽管这位民主党新人强调要团结和务实，而非格林过去坚持的“政治纯洁性测试”。
作为国会20年资深议员，格林近年来将反对特朗普视为其标志性特征。2026年，他因携带写有“黑人不是猿猴”的标语被特朗普的国情咨文演讲驱逐，这一事件引发关注。
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2025年11月20日，在华盛顿特区，众议员阿尔·格林与“罢免政权”抗议者从联合车站游行至国会大厦后，在新闻发布会上发言。（Heather Diehl/Getty Images）
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驱逐出场。
在最近一次弹劾尝试中，格林将弹劾定义为对其政党的一种“忠诚度测试”——考验他们是否认为特朗普犯有重罪或轻罪。
“我们必须参与。这是参与式民主。弹劾需要我们所有人的参与和指导，”格林在2025年11月宣布12月弹劾尝试时表示。
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外部组织也赞扬格林愿意向国会民主党人提出这一问题。“为解放与抵抗而努力”（FLARE）的外联负责人戴夫·米蒂奇（Dave Mytych）对格林的最新努力表示赞赏。
“这就是美国人民想要的。他们想要坚守立场的斗士。民主党人，你们在听吗？舒默领袖，你们在听吗？杰弗里斯领袖，你们在听吗？”米蒂奇在点名几位高层民主党人时说道。
2026年2月16日，在德克萨斯州休斯顿第34大街钟楼举行的DJ Michael 5000 Watts国王日活动中，德克萨斯州民主党众议员克里斯蒂安·梅内菲在台上发言。（Marcus Ingram/Getty Images）
当被问及这些“象征性投票”时，梅内菲表示他的重点将有所不同。
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“如果我在这上面花时间，那是因为我想做成事。我提出弹劾条款的目标是弹劾美国总统，没有其他目标，”梅内菲说。
由于本月早些时候的德克萨斯州初选，两位候选人都未获得多数选票，格林和梅内菲将在5月26日的决选中对决。
Leo Briceno是福克斯新闻数字频道国会团队的政治记者。他曾是《世界杂志》的记者。
Dem millennial embraces 78-year-old rival’s impeachment bids against Trump but cites key difference
Texas Democrat says his goal would be to actually pass articles of impeachment, unlike Green’s unsuccessful attempts
By Leo Briceno
Fox News
Published March 11, 2026 6:30am EDT
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Christian Menefee, D-Texas, says he will look to have President Donald Trump impeached even as he looks to unseat Rep. Al Green, D-Texas.
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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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Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee was endorsed by the Congressional Progressive Caucus Political Action Committee.(Office of the Harris County Attorney official website)
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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Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, speaks at a presser after joining “Remove the Regime” protesters as they march from Union Station to the Capitol on Nov. 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C.(Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
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.
Rep. Christian Menefee, D-Tx., speaks onstage during DJ Michael 5000 Watts King’s Day at The Bell Tower on 34th on Feb. 16, 2026 in Houston, Texas.(Marcus Ingram/Getty Images)
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.