Washington — The House is meeting at 9 a.m. Tuesday to consider a resolution calling for President Trump’s ouster through the 25th Amendment, as pressure grows to remove him from office with just over a week left in his term.
The resolution calls on Vice President Mike Pence “to immediately use his powers under section 4 of the 25th Amendment to convene and mobilize the principal officers of the executive departments in the Cabinet to declare what is obvious to a horrified nation: That the President is unable to successfully discharge the duties of his office.”
It also calls on Pence to assume the powers of the presidency as acting president.
The House is expected to vote on the measure Tuesday evening, at the earliest, and Pence would have 24 hours to respond once it is approved by the Democratic-led House.
Democrats have moved swiftly on efforts to remove Mr. Trump from office following the assault last week on the U.S. Capitol, arguing his repeated unfounded claims the election was stolen and heated rhetoric during a rally just before the attack incited the violence on January 6. Appearing at the rally near the White House, Mr. Trump urged supporters in attendance to “fight like hell.”
In addition to the resolution being debated Tuesday, Democrats introduced an article of impeachment charging Mr. Trump with “incitement of insurrection.” It has the backing of at least 210 House Democrats, and the the House is expected to meet Wednesday to consider it.
“President Trump gravely endangered the security of the United States and its institutions of government,” the article of impeachment states. “He threatened the integrity of the democratic system, interfered with the peaceful transition of power, and imperiled a co-equal branch of government. He thereby betrayed his trust as president, to the manifest injury of the people of the United States.”
