Some Dem lawmakers call for Trump, his allies in Congress to resign

Douglas Braff |

Jan 6, 2021

Throughout Wednesday afternoon, as pro-Trump rioters occupied Capitol Hill and violently clashed with law enforcement, calls have grown for the resignation of President Donald Trump and Republicans who planned to object to the certifying of President-elect Joe Biden‘s Electoral College victory.

These calls from journalists, commentators, and Democratic politicians alike especially ramped up after Trump tweeted a taped statement in which he told the rioters to “go home.” They criticized his repeated claims the 2020 presidential election was “fraudulent” and statements that “We love you” and “You’re very special.”

Alongside Trump, the Republicans who people have been calling to resign the most are Sens. Josh Hawley (Mo.) and Ted Cruz (TX), for spearheading the effort to object to the tallying of the Electoral College votes, as well as House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.).

Coupled with these resignation calls are calls for Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment.

Here are some of these calls:

.@tedcruz should resign from the United States Senate immediately. https://t.co/O1D5K6Gt0k
— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) January 6, 2021

Donald J. Trump should immediately be impeached by the House of Representatives & removed from office by the United States Senate as soon as Congress reconvenes.

This is dangerous & unacceptable.
— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) January 6, 2021

I am drawing up Articles of Impeachment.

Donald J. Trump should be impeached by the House of Representatives & removed from office by the United States Senate.

We can’t allow him to remain in office, it’s a matter of preserving our Republic and we need to fulfill our oath.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 6, 2021

Dear @VP @Mike_Pence: You need to start the 25th Amendment. @realDonaldTrump is detached from reality. https://t.co/FkGBte8ZxB
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) January 6, 2021

.@tedcruz is guilty of treason and must resign from the United States Senate. https://t.co/fUbdYCpY6o
— Mondaire Jones (@MondaireJones) January 6, 2021

Vice President Pence can help put down this attempted coup if he wants to.

I’m circulating a letter urging him to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office.

If he doesn’t, then Congress should go ahead and impeach the President.
— David Cicilline (@davidcicilline) January 6, 2021

.⁦@JayTimmonsNAM⁩ of Natl Assn. of Manufacturers: “Vice President Pence, who was evacuated from the Capitol, should seriously consider working with the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to preserve democracy.” https://t.co/YXng8AAW8c
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 6, 2021

.@realdonaldtrump should be removed immediately.@tedcruz & @HawleyMO should both resign immediately.

And @seanhannity should be kicked off the air immediately.
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) January 6, 2021

Maybe a petition of several million telling Cruz and Hawley to resign? cc: @ProjectLincoln @RVAT @IndivisibleTeam @MoveOn
— Jennifer 'Stop Trump and GOP Sedition' Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) January 6, 2021

After the white suprematists leave the city, it’s time for all our government leaders, especially Republicans, to march down Pennsylvania Avenue and demand Donald Trump resign.
— Joe Madison (@MadisonSiriusXM) January 6, 2021

Impeachment and removal from office, tomorrow.

Every single capitol protestor jailed for sedition.

Trump supporters who used weapons/damaged property prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law as terrorists.

Republicans who encouraged this forced to resign.

Immediately,
— David Leavitt (@David_Leavitt) January 6, 2021

You fed it. You gave it oxygen. Resign and crawl from the gutter as best you can. https://t.co/UGjuzrtgQH
— David Simon (@AoDespair) January 6, 2021

If the President doesn't resign, then VP Pence, should work with the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to preserve democracy. With Trump still egging on his followers from the White House there cannot be a peaceful transition or inauguration. This sadly will happen again.
— Lane Siekman (@LaneSiekman) January 6, 2021

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