Air Force officer arrested after calling for Trump’s impeachment at Capitol

Maj. Jason Watson was in uniform when U.S. Capitol Police arrested him. He criticized Trump’s actions in Iran and Venezuela, as well as his immigration policies.

An Air Force major was arrested in uniform on the steps of the Capitol after he called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

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U.S. Capitol Police arrested Jason Watson, an active-duty service member, on Wednesday afternoon following remarks at a news conference where he said Trump and Vice President JD Vance should be removed from office.

The event was organized by the Removal Coalition, a group that lobbies members of Congress to impeach Trump, and attended by Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, who has repeatedly introduced articles of impeachment against Trump.