At least 90 Democrats are calling for the president to be stripping of his office following the crisis at the U.S. Capitol.
Washington – As Congress reels from the shocking attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of angry Trump supporters, calls for President Trump to be removed from office — either through impeachment or under the 25th Amendment — are swelling, with top Democrats and some Republicans warning of the dangers of allowing Mr. Trump to complete his term. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday became the highest-ranking Democrat to push for Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment, and said the nation cannot allow Mr. Trump to remain president any longer. “What happened at the U.S. Capitol yesterday was an insurrection against the United States, incited by the president. This president should not hold office one day longer,” Schumer said in a statement. “The quickest and most effective way — it can be done today — to remove this president from office would be for the Vice President to immediately invoke the 25th amendment.” If Pence and the Cabinet refuse to use the 25th Amendment to strip Mr. Trump of his office, Schumer called for Congress to reconvene and impeach him. Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat from New York and member of House Democratic leadership, tweeted that Mr. Trump “should be impeached, convicted and removed from office immediately.” Earlier Thursday, Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger of Illinois became the first GOP lawmaker to join Democrats under the 25th Amendment.
