Joe Biden Hits Back at Republican Impeachment Plans

President Joe Biden slammed Republicans in Congress over their plans to impeach him, calling them "baseless."

The House of Representatives voted to formalize the impeachment inquiry into Biden on Wednesday and not a single Republican voted against the motion. Members of the GOP claim the president profited from his time as vice president from 2009 to 2017 and his son Hunter Biden's business dealings in the same period.

In a statement from the White House, Biden said: "Instead of doing their job on the urgent work that needs to be done, they are choosing to waste time on this baseless political stunt that even Republicans in Congress admit is not supported by facts."

He also accused Republicans of ignoring important matters in the House and focusing on party infighting and what the president sees as retributive actions against him.

"There is a lot of work to be done," Biden said. "But after wasting weeks trying to find a new Speaker of the House and having to expel their own members, Republicans in Congress are leaving for a month without doing anything to address these pressing challenges."