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 amendments 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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