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Lawmakers Pushing To Oust Donald Trump

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Will President Donald Trump remain in office until President-Elect Joe Biden is sworn in on January 20th?

United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is putting Vice President Mike Pence on notice to invoke the 25th amendment, otherwise the House will proceed with impeachment.

University of Minnesota Political Science Professor Andrew Karch feels Speaker Pelosi could move quickly on impeachment.

“The impeachment resolution would move directly to the House floor, there probably would be a lengthy debate in the house and then a vote would be taken,” says Karch. “[The 25th amendment process] seems more immediate rather than this multi-step process involving two legislative chambers that aren’t even in session.”

The House and the Senate are on recess after certifying the Electoral College result last Wednesday.

Should Donald Trump be removed from office, Mike Pence would become the 46th President of the United States.

On January 20th Joe Biden will become the 47th man to hold the title of Commander In Chief.

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UPDATE: Armed Standoff In U-S Capitol Building

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Supporters of Donald Trump causing chaos at the Capitol building.

Reports of an armed standoff in the House chamber as Pro-Trump protestors breach the building where lawmakers were counting the Electoral College votes certifying the victory of President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice-President Elect Kamala Harris.

Some other reports indicate a rioter got into the Senate chamber to sit in the presiding officer’s chair, where Mike Pence had been earlier.

The crowd clashed with police on the steps of the Capitol Building during the joint session before storming and overrunning the Capitol Building.

Neighbouring congressional office buildings were under evacuation orders as confrontations become increasingly violent.

United States Capitol police is asking for additional law enforcement for assistance, including federal authorities.

Supporters have been heard chanting “USA” as well as waiving American and “Don’t Tread on Me” flags toward the front of the crowd.

Both Biden and Trump hit the airwaves, calling for an end to the action.