Lambda Legal, the Human Rights Campaign, the National LGBTQ Task Force and the Transgender Law Center are all calling for the immediate removal of President Donald Trump after Wednesday’s violent insurrection at the Capitol. “He is directly responsible.”https://bit.ly/2LxSAoZ
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@MichelleObama has issued a statement about Wednesday’s violent insurrection at the Capitol. “What if these rioters had looked like the folks who go to Ebenezer Baptist Church every Sunday? What would have been different?” (1/2)https://twitter.com/MichelleObama/status/1347284244763127810 …19thnews added,
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Cont’d: “Seeing the gulf between the responses to yesterday’s riot and this summer’s peaceful protests and the larger movement for racial justice is so painful. It hurts.” (2/2)https://twitter.com/MichelleObama/status/1347284257551638529 …
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Two top Capitol security officials have also resigned from their posts: — U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund, effective January 16 — House Sergeant-at-Arms Paul Irvinghttps://www.npr.org/sections/congress-electoral-college-tally-live-updates/2021/01/07/954489692/in-wake-of-insurrection-lawmakers-call-for-removal-of-top-capitol-security-offic …
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In a Twitter video posted Thursday evening, President Donald Trump conceded to President-elect Joe Biden and condemned the violent supporters who stormed the Capitol Wednesday. “This moment calls for healing and reconciliation.”https://twitter.com/ABCPolitics/status/1347337594804203521 …
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0:17ABC News PoliticsVerified account @ABCPoliticsBREAKING: Pres. Trump says “a new administration will be inaugurated on January 20th. My focus now turns to ensuring a smooth, orderly and seamless transition of power." “This moment calls for healing and reconciliation.” https://abcn.ws/3q0pNIN pic.twitter.com/6Ronn6SgQxShow this thread2 replies 0 retweets 3 likesShow this thread -
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Update: We deleted a previous tweet that reported the death of a U.S. Capitol police officer. U.S. Capitol Police have issued a statement saying one of their officers has not died.https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1347363373831352322 …
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NPRVerified account @NPRCORRECTION: U.S. Capitol Police say the report that one of its officers had died is not accurate. “Although some officers were injured and hospitalized yesterday, no USCP officers have passed away,” they said. We incorrectly reported the death. https://trib.al/1Oiw7doShow this thread1 reply 2 retweets 5 likesShow this thread -
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has submitted her resignation, making her the second Cabinet member to resign over President Donald Trump’s response to the mob breaching the Capitol on Wednesday, according to an official.https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/07/politics/betsy-devos-donald-trump/index.html …
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska on Friday became the first Republican senator to call on President Trump to resign in the wake of the deadly insurrection this week at the U.S. Capitol. “I want him to resign. I want him out. He has caused enough damage.”https://www.npr.org/sections/congress-electoral-college-tally-live-updates/2021/01/08/955043187/i-want-him-out-alaska-republican-sen-lisa-murkowski-calls-for-trump-to-resign …
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Democrats will take steps this week in the House to remove President Donald Trump, beginning with a call for Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25 Amendment, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a letter to Democrats on Sunday.https://abcnews.go.com/US/democrats-vote-25th-amendment-bill-monday-suggesting-impeachment/story?id=75167428 …
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Rep. Liz Cheney, the highest-ranking Republican woman in the House, announced Tuesday she will vote for President Trump's impeachment. "The President of the United States summoned this mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack."https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1349126945557114880 …
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A new Republican group will spend $50 million to defend Republicans who cross party lines to support the president’s impeachment. “They get threatened with primary challenges every time they step out of line,” said
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