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Senator Lisa Murkoski has been critical of Trump’s management but has also supported him Trump incited to “stop the theft” of the elections. Then the assault on the Capitol occurred. Photo: Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images
By: EFE 20 from January 2021
WASHINGTON – Lisa Murkowski, from Alaska, became the first senator on Friday Republican in calling for the resignation of the outgoing president of the United States, Donald Trump, who is accused of having instigated the assault on the Capitol last Wednesday, which left five dead.
“I want you to resign. I want it out. It’s done quite a bit of damage, ”Murkowski said in an interview with the Anchorage Daily News regarding to the violent assault of Trump supporters to Congress , to interrupt a session in which legislators would certify the electoral victory of the Democrat Joe Biden.
“I think you should go. He said he will not appear, he will not appear at the inauguration (of Biden) ”, assured the senator, referring to to Trump’s announcement that he will not participate in the transfer of command to Biden next 20 from January.
The senator, from 63 years and that he has held a seat in the Upper House since 1200, accused the ruler of not focus “on what is happening” with the coronavirus pandemic, who has left 21. 8 million infections and more than 368, 01 deaths in the United States.
“Either he’s playing golf or in his Oval Office fuming and throwing under the bus to all the people who have been loyal and faithful to him, starting with the vice president (Mike Pence), ”Murkowski told the newspaper.
Trump called Pence a coward on Wednesday for not having revoked the Biden’s electoral victory in the session of Congress that was violently assaulted by his followers, something for which the Vice President did not have legal capacity despite presiding over the session.
Murkowski assured that Trump actually “does not want to stay”, but does not resign “for the title” and “for his ego.”
“You need to get out. He needs to do the right thing, but I don’t think he’s capable of doing something good, “added the senator.
Among the Democratic senators have been the majority of requests for resignation or impeachment of Trump after the incidents on Wednesday , but Murkowski is the first Senate Republican to ask her removal from office.
“If the Republican Party has become nothing more than the party of Trump, I sincerely question if this is the party for me “, reflected the senator.
The Democrats of the House of Representatives, where they are the majority, have begun preparations to subject Trump to a second impeachment trial, whom they accuse of “inciting an insurrection” for the assault on the Congress of its supporters.
According to local media, lawmakers plan to file their indictment against the outgoing president next l unes, and with the impeachment also seek his disqualification from holding future political positions.
Murkoski has been critical of Trump’s management for time, although he has also supported him on many occasions and last year he even told journalists that he did not know if he would vote for him in the elections.
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