U.S. Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday named Israeli poet Ehud Manor at a speech in Congress, where she appealed to her Republican Party colleagues to support President Donald Trump’s impeachment .
A week after Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the House of Representatives gathered to discuss impeachment for his role in an attack on American democracy that disrupted the country and left five dead. At least five Republicans have said they would join Democrats in voting for an impeachment article.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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“Mr. Speaker, during the Trump presidency, those four years, and especially during this difficult time, I remember the words of the great Israeli poet, Ehud Manor,” she said.
“I can’t keep quiet because of the way my country has changed its face, I can’t stop reminding you. The ears, I say my cry until she opens her eyes. I can’t keep quiet. how my country has changed its face, “she said, picking up a Manor song” Ein Li Eretz Eheret “(I have no other country), set to music by Corinne Alal and recorded by Gali Atari.
Pelosi then said, “I urge my Republican colleagues to finally open their eyes and hold this president to account.”
This is not the first time Pelosi has mentioned the song, introducing it in a speech at the J Street National Gala in 2019.
If the 25th Amendment is called, it would allow the vice-president to take control of the branch of action if a majority of the cabinet considers the president physically or mentally incapable of continuing. on his post.
U.S. VP Mike Pence, however, has already said he was not obligated to make the decision and will not work to push it through.
Reuters contributed to this report