Cotton says House has 'no choice' but to impeach Biden over delayed aid to Israel

Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton argued on Thursday that the House must impeach President Joe Biden for delaying aid to Israel, since precedent was set when former President Donald Trump was impeached for the same offense in 2019.

The Biden Administration reportedly halted an ammunition shipment to Israel over the country's invasion of Rafah, despite Congress approving more aid to the war-torn country last month. The delay comes after Democratic senators urged Biden to withhold the aid because Israel's government is allegedly blocking humanitarian aid from reaching Gaza.

Cotton suggested that Biden's decision to delay the aid was to help his reelection bid this November. The president's handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict has proven to be a weak spot in his attempt to remain in the White House. 

"The House has no choice but to impeach Biden based on the Trump-Ukraine precedent of withholding foreign aid to help with reelection," Cotton posted to X. "Only with Biden, it’s true."

Trump was impeached by the then-Democratic led House in 2019, on an "abuse of power" charge, because he allegedly withheld aid to Ukraine in order to get the country's leader to investigate his political opponents, including Biden, according to Fox News. Trump was acquitted by the Senate.

Cotton's comment comes after House Speaker Mike Johnson called for the president to release the weapons shipment on Tuesday. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise also echoed Johnson's call.

"This is not the will of Congress. This is an underhanded attempt to withhold aid without facing accountability. It's undermining what Congress intended," Johnson said.

A "U.S. official" confirmed to Fox News that the halted shipment contained two types of precision bombs. Approximately 1,800 bombs that weigh 2,000-pounds were one type. The second type were 500-pound bombs, where 1,700 was set to be delivered.