{"id":46126,"date":"2021-01-07T14:43:02","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T18:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=46126"},"modified":"2021-01-07T14:43:02","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T18:43:02","slug":"schumer-calls-for-trump-to-be-immediately-removed-from-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=46126","title":{"rendered":"Schumer Calls for Trump to be \u201cImmediately Removed From Office\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Schumer Calls for Trump to be \u201cImmediately Removed From Office\u201d by Impeachment or 25th Amendment<\/h1>\n

By Kristinn Taylor
\nGateway Pundit<\/p>\n

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) issued a statement Thursday calling for the immediate removal of President Trump by impeachment or the 25th Amendment. Schumer appealed to Vice President Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment as the quickest way to remove Trump.<\/p>\n

\"\"File image from Trump impeachment trial.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat happened at the U.S. Capitol yesterday was an insurrection against the United States, incited by the President. This president should not hold office one day longer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe quickest and most effective way \u2013 it can be done today -to remove this president from office would be for Vice President to immediately invoke 25th amendment. If the Vice President and the Cabinet refuse to stand up, Congress should reconvene to impeach the president.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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News reports Wednesday night<\/a>\u00a0said cabinet officials were discussing removing Trump by the 25th Amendment but had not spoken to Pence about it yet.Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) became the first Republican in Congress to call for Trump\u2019s removal by the 25th Amendment. Kinzinger released a video Thursday morning:<\/p>\n