Rep. Yvette D. Clarke

The bottom line is this: Pete Hegseth is a dangerous, unstable war criminal. Every day he remains entrenched in the Pentagon is another day where America’s servicemembers, civilians, and communities are less safe and more vulnerable than they have been in decades. No more.

I stand alongside my colleagues on both sides of the aisle in fighting to impeach and remove this fundamentally unfit individual from the president’s cabinet.

How does Donald Trump respond to the American people’s disgust and rejection of his brand of politics? By elevating a man who embodies the bigotry, cruelty, and fear that fuels the MAGA movement to one of the most powerful jobs in the nation.

Like his boss, Stephen Miller does not believe in public service or American values. He lives only to harm and to hate and to divide. We know where he belongs, and it is not the Oval Office.

I look forward to the day he resigns in disgrace.

Sending heartfelt congratulations to my new colleagues and all of our returning members, as well as to the deeply relieved nation they serve! Election Day 2026 was a story of history, which was made in every corner of the country.

From witnessing the first Native American woman and the first Black women ascend to the governorship, to electing more Black women to the U.S. Senate than ever before, to securing the different futures for Texas and Georgia that eluded generations of voters, to so many more trails blazed and milestones made, it is undeniable that we built a new era in America last night – and it will be unlike any that has ever come before it.

Trust that we will stop this administration’s vicious agenda in its tracks. We will hold this president and his cabinet accountable for their bottomless cruelty and corruption, we will prove to the American people that Democrats deserve this great responsibility they have entrusted to us, and we will continue to make history when we elect Brooklyn’s own Hakeem Jeffries as our first Black Speaker of the House!

On to the 120th Congress!

Thank you to the great people of New York’s 9th Congressional District for entrusting me with an 11th term as our community’s federal representative in Washington, DC! Brooklyn has always been, and will always be, my home. To serve the many decent, diverse, and spirited peoples of our borough, whom I am privileged to call my neighbors, is both a blessing and the honor of my life. When I return to the upcoming Congress, I pledge to continue the work of advancing our progressive agenda, standing firm against oppressive actions and regressive ideologies, and upholding the highest ideals of those who helped build Brooklyn into the beautiful, vibrant community we are proud to call home.

Once again, Donald Trump has proven the safest election is the one farthest from his reach.

Always remember that your vote is yours alone — no matter what he, or the so-called “election monitors” infiltrating our communities and intimidating our neighbors have to say about it.