The U.S. House of Representatives convened to vote on Trump’s removal

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USA before a historic decision: The U.S. House of Representatives convened today (Wednesday) to mark the removal of President Donald Trump. The initiative to oust the president is being led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, after Vice President Mike Pence announced he would not run the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and oust the president. President Trump’s impeachment motion accuses him of “inciting serious crimes,” referring to his encouragement of protesters on Capitol Hill last week.

The removal of Trump requires the support of 218 members of the House of Representatives, with 215 members of the Democratic Party appearing to vote in favor. In addition to them, at least five Republican representatives have announced that they will also support the process, including Liz Cheney, the daughter of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney. If Trump’s removal is approved in the lower house, it will go to the Senate for approval. , Which is expected to confirm the decision as well.

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, She said: “It saddens me, and it should sadden you too, but the president must be ousted. Everyone knows our country is divided because of our frustrated president, we must stand as the guardians of the republic.”

Stenny Hoyer The Democratic Party (Maryland) said: “President Trump has broken his oath to Congress. January 6 will commemorate American history in the same breath as the bombing of Fort Sumter, the bombing of Pearl Harbor and 9/11.”

Representative of the Democratic Party Alham Omar (Minnesota): “We must oust the dictatorial president for the sake of the continuity of our democracy.”

Representative of the Republican Party, Jason T. Smith (Missouri), protested against the idea of ​​impeachment: “This is the House of Representatives, this is the home of the people. Let’s put the citizens before the politicians once! President Trump ends his term in just seven days. His impeachment process will only deepen divisions and hatred among the people!”

Representative of the Democratic Party Jim McGovern (Massachusetts) said at the beginning of the debate: “There is nothing in the decision to oust President Trump that harms the unity of the people. What indicates more about the unity of the people than a joint decision by the House and Senate? President Trump must go – he is a national danger. “.

In about a week, on January 20, President Trump is expected to end his term as President of the United States after losing the presidential election to Joe Biden. However, many in the Democratic Party, along with other Republican politicians, want to oust the president – which will The rest is that he will not be able to run for president again in four years.

Trump supporters in Washington during congressional vote on Biden victory (Photo: Reuters)

In the last day, it has been reported that many in the Republican Party tend not to oppose President Trump’s removal proposal, following his part in encouraging the riots in Washington about two weeks ago. As you may recall, thousands of Trump supporters stormed Capitol Hill on Wednesday last week, during the Senate vote on Joe Biden’s official election as president.

Fearing the recurrence of similar incidents last week, hundreds of National Guard soldiers were deployed in Washington and around the Capitol Hill area. As you may recall, this is the second removal proposal in President Trump’s history, after in September 2019 the Senate rejected his removal proposal by members of the Republican Party, due to suspicion of his involvement in the 2016 election bias affair.

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