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riversedge

(69,727 posts)
Wed Jan 6, 2021, 08:15 PM Jan 2021

Corporate group urges officials consider Trump's removal 'to preserve democracy'

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Source: Reuters




January 6, 20213:54 PM Updated 9 minutes ago


WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The head of a major U.S. business group that represents 14,000 companies including Exxon Mobil Corp, Pfizer Inc and Toyota Motor Corp urged senior U.S. officials to consider removing President Donald Trump from office after supporters of the outgoing president stormed the U.S. Capitol.


National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons said Trump “incited violence in an attempt to retain power, and any elected leader defending him is violating their oath to the Constitution and rejecting democracy in favor of anarchy.... Vice President (Mike) Pence, who was evacuated from the Capitol, should seriously consider working with the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to preserve democracy.”

Trump has 14 days remaining in office before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in on Jan. 20.

Other business groups issued strong statements but did not go as far as the manufacturers’ group. Under the amendment’s Section 4, never invoked, the vice president and a majority of either Cabinet officials or “such other body as Congress may by law provide” may declare in writing that the president “is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.”.......................

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-elections-companies/corporate-group-urges-officials-consider-trumps-removal-to-preserve-democracy-idUSKBN29B2WR

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Corporate group urges officials consider Trump's removal 'to preserve democracy' (Original Post) riversedge Jan 2021 OP
oh the bdamomma Jan 2021 #1
In other words, Cult45 is hurting markets, the country's image, and economy. ffr Jan 2021 #2
After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING Omaha Steve Jan 2021 #3

bdamomma

(63,658 posts)
1. oh the
Wed Jan 6, 2021, 08:21 PM
Jan 2021
big boys are asking him to go. I wonder if those rich bastards in the Congress will listen to them, they butter their bread.

ffr

(22,649 posts)
2. In other words, Cult45 is hurting markets, the country's image, and economy.
Wed Jan 6, 2021, 08:24 PM
Jan 2021

The sooner we get the seditionists under control, the sooner the economy can return to normal...like with a national effort to immunize and stamp out Covid-19.

Omaha Steve

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3. After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING
Wed Jan 6, 2021, 08:36 PM
Jan 2021

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