Trump’s supporters invade Congress unprecedentedly..”Trump encourages violent protests against protest”
US Democrats'”Vice President Pence should act on behalf of the office”… Disclosure of President’s Dismissal
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On the 6th (local time) of the US Democratic Party, US President Donald Trump was “removed from his position” and pressed Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment.
Article 25 of the Amendment stipulates the president’s inability to perform his duties and succession issues.This day, protesters supporting President Trump in order to prevent the final decision of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the Capitol It reignited the theory of impeachment by raising President Trump’s accountability theory.
On that day, demands for impeachment of the incumbent president, who had only two weeks left in office, raged among Democrats. Congressman Ted Liu (California) said in an article on Twitter, “Dear Vice President Mike Pence. You have to invoke the 25th Amendment. Trump is far from reality.”
Congressman Ayana Presley (Massachusetts) also tweeted, “Donald Trump must be impeached by the House immediately as soon as Congress is reconvened and taken down by the Senate.” “This is dangerous and unacceptable.” Raised. Congressman David Sicillin (Rhode Island) added, “This is so shocking that it is speechless. And the president has caused it,” adding, “We must impeach him and convict him tomorrow.”
Rep. Omar (Minnesota), one of the four women Congressmen of color, whom President Trump has poured out racist remarks, also tweeted that President Trump should be immediately impeached and removed from office. “We can’t let it go. It’s a matter of protecting our republic. We have to fulfill our oath of office.”
In a statement, Congressman Jennifer Wexton (Democratic Party, Virginia) declared that the protesters were “domestic terrorists (terrorism committed in their own country against their own people)” and declared that President Trump had promoted them before the presidential election. “Although President Trump was able to stop these protesters, he rather drove them into a frantic state to attack Congress.” “The cabinet must bring him out today or the House of Representatives must impeach him,” he said.
According to the political media, The Hill, the American Manufacturers Association (NAM) also issued a statement that day, saying, “Vice President Pence should seriously consider how to closely consult with the Cabinet on the initiation of Article 25 of the Amendment to protect democracy.” Was publicly discussed.
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President Trump demanded a peaceful protest and urged the protesters to return to the protesters as the situation turned out to be unfavorable on this day. Has been faced with accusations that have been encouraging.
Despite President Trump’s persistent demands, Vice President Pence presided over the Senate-Household joint meeting that day, saying he has no authority to abolish the electoral vote results, but it seems unlikely that he will comply with the Democratic Party’s demand for invoking Article 25 of the Amendment. Nevertheless, as Vice President Pence, he was stuck between President Trump and the Democratic Party and was in a difficult situation under pressure from both sides.
Article 25 of the Amendment permits the Vice President to act on behalf of the President if it is judged that he is unable to carry out his powers and duties. The situation is stipulated in the case where a majority of the heads of agencies of the Vice President, the executive branch or other institutions established by the parliament in accordance with the law send letters to the interim chairman of the Senate and the chairman of the House of Representatives stating that the President cannot perform his duties.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi discussed the 25th Amendment of the Constitution when President Trump contracted the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in October last year. Earlier, President Trump was involved in impeachment over the “Ukrainian scandal” from the second half of 2019, but the impeachment proposal was rejected in the Senate where the Republican Party occupied a majority in early February of last year.
/ Reporter Ji Woong-bae [email protected]
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