U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) kisses House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as he and Senator Mitch McConnell turn up for a joint sitting to confirm the 2020 election results, inside the House on Capitol Hill in Washington , USA, January 6, 2021.
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Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Thursday called for a day for President Donald Trump to be removed, a day after a mob incited by the president dominated the Capitol when lawmakers ousted President-elect Joe Biden’s achieved presidential victory.
“What happened at the U.S. Capitol yesterday was an uprising against the United States, incited by the president. This president should not hold office for another day,” the New York Democrat 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 remove the 25de amendment, “he continues.” If the vice president and the cabinet refuse to stand up, Congress should meet again to accuse the president. “
Biden becomes president on January 20 after Trump months of conspiracy theories that widespread electoral fraud cost him a second term in office. More lawmakers have warned that two more weeks of Trump’s presidency could further undermine U.S. democracy or lead to more casualties after four people were killed in the Capitol attack on Wednesday.
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Schumer’s statement.
– CNBC’s Dan Mangan contributed to this report
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