Trump Canceled, VP Mike Pence Refuses to Invoke The 25th Amendment
Last week, we witnessed thugs break into the US state Capitol building and the uproar it caused. Since then, several not so nice things have happened to President Donald Trump. His accounts on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Reddit, Twitch, Shopify, Google, YouTube, TikTok, Apple, Discord, Pinterest, Stripe have been suspended/limited.
Parler app, a microblogging and social networking app used by Trump supporters has also been removed from Google and Apple app stores.
Stripe, an online payment platform has said it will no longer process credit card payments for the Trump campaign.
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Josh Hawley, a Trump supporter has had his book deal canceled by Simon and Scluster.
A top Trump Campaigner, Dawson Buchanan lamented at being fired from his job in a series of tweets. According to him, the NHL (National Hockey League) found out he was working with Trump and threatened to cancel their contract with the company he worked for. He tweeted “I was devastated. I had gone from being employed to unemployed in a matter of seconds, and I hadn’t done anything wrong.”
David Fahrenthold, @Fahrenthold tweeted: “NYC says it’s looking for ways to cancel Trump Org’s contracts to run a golf course, ice rinks, and a children’s carousel at city parks.
And in the last few days, Trump’s company has lost:
- Its e-commerce vendor.
- Its real-estate broker
- Its PGA Championship
- Its shot at a British Open.
- One of its bankers (they’re giving Trump back his $5.3M).
- Now, it might even lose its carousel”
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In the wake of this, Congress has called for the removal of the President from office by the Vice President, Mike Pence. This is an excerpt of his reply to Speaker Pelosi, sent on January 12, 2021.
“Every American was shocked and saddened by the attack on our Nation’s Capitol last week, and I am grateful for the leadership that you and other congressional leaders provided in reconvening Congress to discuss the people’s business on the very same day. It was a moment that demonstrated to the American people the Unity that is still possible in Congress when it is needed most.
But now, with just eight days left in the President’s term, you and the democratic Caucus are demanding that the Cabinet and I invoke the 25th Amendment. I do not believe that such a course of action is in the best interest of our nation and consistent with our Constitution. Last week, I did not yield to pressure to exert power beyond my constitutional authority to determine the outcome of the election, and I will not now yield to efforts in the House of Representative to play political games at a time so serious in the life of our Nation.”
At odds with Pence’s unflinching support for Trump, on the day of the Capitol raid, DT tweeted “Mike Pence did not have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our country and our Constitution…”
Despite the Vice President’s refusal, the House has passed a bill calling on Mike Pence to remove President Donald Trump from office.
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