Cabinet secretaries in the Trump administration are reportedly discussing invoking the 25th amendment to remove Donald Trump from the White House. Nothing formal has been brought to Vice President Mike Pence, but discussions were happening.
This comes at the same time the White House is experiencing a mass resignation campaign. Melania Trump’s chief of staff Stephanie Grisham resigned following the riots that took place at the US Capitol. Other staff members like Sarah Matthews, the White House deputy press secretary, also announced resignations following the riots. Reports have indicated more could follow from senior members of the Trump administration, including Robert O’Brien, a national security adviser to Mr Trump.
Mr Trump has remained in the White House since he attended a rally earlier in the day where he encouraged attendees to march on the US Capitol, the location of where Congress was to certify the election results. After violence ensued, the president posted several tweets that were flagged by TwItter for inciting violence, including calling the rioters “great patriots”.
Twitter has since deleted multiple tweets and threatened to ban Mr Trump from its platform. The president will be unable to access his account for the next 12 hours and has to delete the offending tweets. If he fails to do so, he could be permanently banned.
All of this comes as the Senate reconvenes to certify the election results. Vice President Mike Pence reopened the certification process by condemning the rioters that breached the US Capitol. “To whose who wrecked havoc in our Capitol today: You did not win,” he said.
