Donald Trump is increasingly languishing, already blamed for the riots on Capitol Hill, his subordinates leave him one by one, now threatened with being dismissed from office early
There were terrible riots on Capitol Hill, Washington DC, United States (US). Reporting from kompas.com on Friday (8/1/2021), supporters of the President of the United States (US) Donald Trump stormed Capitol Hill on Wednesday (6/1/2021). As a result, four people died during the rioting and 68 people have now been arrested.
The rioting occurred because Trump and his allies falsely accused his 2020 election defeat of being rigged. The impact of the rioting was immediately widespread. First, the Democrats are seeking to remove Trump from office.
Reporting from bbc.com on Friday (8/1/2021), President Trump's opponents in the two houses of Congress have called for him to be removed from office following the violent invasion of the Capitol by masses of supporters.
Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer said Trump must be removed immediately. If not, DPR Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she could be impeached.
Only Trump's removal will require the support of the Republican Party, Trump's party, and so far only a few have supported him. So what is Trump's response?
In the aftermath of the riots, in a video speech, Trump said he was committed to an orderly transition.
The 74-year-old president said the new government would still be inaugurated on January 20, 2020, and called for "healing and reconciliation".
He also said he was "outraged by the violence, lawlessness and chaos" on Wednesday and that "emotions must be cooled and calm be restored".
The video was shared on his Twitter account, which was reactivated on Thursday after being suspended after the Capitol riots.
Second, several officials from President Donald Trump's administration resigned on Wednesday evening following the storming of the Capitol Building.
The official in charge of security at the DPR, Armed Sergeant, has resigned.
Reports say US Capitol Police (USCP) chief Steven Sund also resigned.
Schumer has asked his Senate counterpart to be fired.
Transport Minister Elaine Chao is the last member of the Trump administration to resign in protest at the unrest.
Several lower level officials also resigned.
How have members of parliament responded?
A growing number are calling for Trump to be removed as president.
Most of them came from the Democrats who supported Joe Biden.
But some Republicans have joined.
"This president shouldn't be in office another day," said Schumer, who will lead the Democratic majority in the Senate when the new session starts later this month.
He urged Trump's cabinet to remove him from office using the US Constitution's 25th Amendment, which allows the vice president to act if the president is unable to carry out his duties due to mental or physical illness.
It will require Vice President Mike Pence and at least eight cabinet members to cut ties with Trump and request the 25th Amendment.
Pelosi described Trump as a "very dangerous person".
"This is the greatest emergency."
The governors of the Republic of Maryland and Vermont have also called for Trump to be removed from office.
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee said Trump's actions met the amendment's requirements.
Separately, the DPR and Senate have been postponed until Biden is sworn in on January 20.
Only Trump's removal will require the support of the Republican Party, Trump's party, and so far only a few have supported him.
So what is Trump's response?
In the aftermath of the riots, in a video speech, Trump said he was committed to an orderly transition.
The 74-year-old president said the new government would still be inaugurated on January 20, 2020, and called for "healing and reconciliation".
He also said he was "outraged by the violence, lawlessness and chaos" on Wednesday and that "emotions must be cooled and calm be restored".
The video was shared on his Twitter account, which was reactivated on Thursday after being suspended after the Capitol riots.
Second, several officials from President Donald Trump's administration resigned on Wednesday night following the storming of the Capitol Building.
The official in charge of security at the DPR, Armed Sergeant, has resigned.
Reports say US Capitol Police (USCP) chief Steven Sund also resigned.
Schumer has asked his Senate counterpart to be fired.
Transport Minister Elaine Chao is the last member of the Trump administration to resign in protest at the unrest.
Several lower-level officials also resigned.
How have members of parliament responded?
A growing number are calling for Trump to be removed as president.
Most of them came from the Democrats who supported Joe Biden.
But some Republicans have joined.
"This president shouldn't be in office another day," said Schumer, who will lead the Democratic majority in the Senate when the new session starts later this month.
He urged Trump's cabinet to remove him from office using the US Constitution's 25th Amendment, which allows the vice president to act if the president is unable to carry out his duties due to mental or physical illness.
It will require Vice President Mike Pence and at least eight cabinet members to cut ties with Trump and request the 25th Amendment.
Pelosi described Trump as a "very dangerous person".
"This is the greatest emergency."
The governors of the Republic of Maryland and Vermont have also called for Trump to be removed from office.
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee said Trump's actions met the amendment's requirements.
Separately, the DPR and Senate have been postponed until Biden is sworn in on January 20.
