U.S. Air Force Officer Arrested on Capitol Steps for Call to Impeach Trump: 'The Bill Must Come Due'

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Source: yahoo.com



Wed, July 1, 2026 at 4:47 PM CDT


Air Force Major Jason Watson was arrested on the Capitol Steps after delivering a speech calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.

Watson listed several perceived crimes committed by the president and vice president, including unconstitutional military actions and granting sweeping authority to unelected individuals.

Watson was joined by various individuals and organizations in his call for impeachment, with Free Speech for People praising his courage and commitment to upholding the Constitution.


Air Force Major Jason Watson was arrested on the Capitol Steps Wednesday after taking part in a protest that called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/u-air-force-officer-arrested-214726148.html?fr=yhssrp_catchall

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U.S. Air Force Officer Arrested on Capitol Steps for Call to Impeach Trump: ‘The Bill Must Come Due’

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— (@oceancalm.bsky.social) 2026-07-02T07:57:45.163Z

Air Force Major Jason Watson

[-misanthroptimist]

1. Protesting the C-in-C while in uniform?

Yeah, that's gonna get you trouble.

[COL Mustard]

3. Take the uniform off

Before you do stuff like that. Bad move on his part.

Unfortunately for him, this is probably an easy win for the prosecution and will likely lead to a dismissal.

[Botany]

2. This is what a hero looks like.

Trump is an unAmerican criminal.

[Easterncedar]

4. More of us need to stand up like this

Taking orders from a corrupt and criminal commander is colluding in crime. I feel complicit as a law abiding taxpayer. We have murdered people in fishing boats and children in schools and asylum-seekers in concentration camps and ordinary citizens at protests. Our government is us.

This officer is standing for us.

[Haggard Celine]

5. I guess now he won't have to go to Iran.

[tirebiter]

6. Probably won't be seeing light colonel

So much for being a lifer…

[Aviation Pro]

7. Some things are more important

….

[Grim Chieftain]

8. An officer is arrested for standing up for our country

and our democracy while a felon sits in the oval office. My god, how we have fallen.

[bottomofthehill]

9. The title of the article is misleading.

He was actually not arrested for calling for impeachment while in the service and in uniform. He was arrested as a planned arrest for being in an area that was closed to the public after giving his remarks. I am sure that the Air Force will investigate, but if I were to guess, he may have been charged with failure to obey an official order or something of the sort. He was with a Member of Congress and when the Congressman left, he was no longer allowed to be where he was.

[Goonch]

10. ;-{).....