Vice President Mike Pence has on the table the option of the Amendment 25. Photo: Alex Wong / Getty Images
The President Donald Trump is facing two battle fronts that could block his intentions to run for the presidency on 2024.
Democrats are ready to vote next week on the impeachment process against the president, confirmed the representative James E. Clyburn (South Carolina), responsible for gathering the votes of his party.
“If we are the people’s house, let’s do the people’s work and vote to impeach this president … The Senate will decide later what to do with that impeachment” , Clyburn said on CNN.
Meanwhile, the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi (California), confirmed the progress of that plan, but considered that the application of the Amendment 25 against the president Trump is the best r way to block it from competing on 2024.
“I like the Amendment 25, because it gets rid of it . I’d be out of the office. But there is strong support in Congress to impeach the president a second time ”, told the program 60 Minutes of CBS, to be broadcast this Sunday.
Although dozens of Republicans have criticized President Trump for inciting his followers will enter the Capitol with violence , only some Congressmen support his removal, such as Senator Pat Toomey (Pennsylvania).
“I think at this point, with just a few days to go (of the Trump administration) is the best way to go, the best way for us to put this person in the rearview mirror,” he said. Toomey to CNN.
The first Republican senator to speak in favor was Lisa Murkowski (Alaska).
“I want you to resign. I want it out. It has caused a lot of damage ”, he expressed.
A CNN report indicates that the vice president Mike Pence has not ruled out the possibility of applying the Amendment 25, but wants to keep it as an option, if President Trump becomes more unstable, since he fears that by initiating the procedure at this time he could lead the president to take “rash actions” that put the country at risk.