Trump Calamity: President Banned Permanently From Twitter; Pelosi Fears an 'Unhinged' Trump Could Authorize Nuclear Strike; Democrats to Introduce ...

Trump Calamity: President Banned Permanently From
Twitter; Pelosi Fears an 'Unhinged' Trump Could Authorize
Nuclear Strike; Democrats to Introduce Articles of
Impeachment; Cabinet Members Resign
Pdf Published On January 09, 2021 03:18 AM
Ernice Gilbert | January 09, 2021 03:18:00 AM

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Trump supporters at the protest rally in Washington on Wednesday. By JOHN
MINCHILLO/ASSOCIATED PRESS

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, is facing a crisis of his own making and
unprecedented on all fronts: He was banned from his megaphone Twitter permanently, Democrats
have prepared articles of impeachment set to be introduced Monday, and a surfeit of his cabinet
members have resigned in the waning days of his four-year term. It would be the first time in
American history that a president was impeached twice.

The catastrophe was set in motion by Mr. Trump since November 5, when he failed to concede
defeat and instead began claiming that the election was rigged in favor of President-elect Joe Biden.
To this day, there has been no evidence of widespread voter fraud, and the nation's courts, including
the Supreme Court, have all rejected such claims more than 50 times, finding the lawsuits to be
meritless.

Mr. Trump, his family and allies — from Rudy Giuliani to lawyers Sidney Powell and L. Lin Wood,
and the president's eldest son, Donald Trump, Jr., had fueled the fire that led to the attack on the
Capitol on Wednesday, which has resulted in the death of five people, including a Capitol police
officer.

The rioters, following a Trump rally in Washington, D.C. that was promoted heavily by the president
and his allies, stormed the Capitol Building, overwhelming the security apparatus and causing chaos,
mayhem and death. Lawmakers were whisked away to safety; some could be seen frightful for their
lives taking cover as the chaos unfolded.

One of the president's first messages on Twitter about the Jan. 6 rally, the day Congress met to ratify
Mr. Biden's victory, read, "Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!"

On Jan. 6, in closing remarks at the rally, Mr. Trump called on the crowd to march to the Capitol,

assuring that he would be there with them, though the president never showed and instead headed
back to the White House. The rioters, however, followed the president's directive, leading to the
fateful developments.

At about 2:38 p.m. Wednesday, Mr. Trump on Twitter called for calm: "Stay peaceful!" he wrote. But
those two words came too late and were not merely enough to assuage the dreadful scene unfolding
at the time in D.C. that shocked Americans and the world alike.

Now, the president is facing impeachment articles being written by Democrats Reps. David Cicilline
of Rhode Island, Jamie Raskin of Maryland, and Ted Lieu of California. The articles on impeachment
accuse the president of inciting an insurrection relating to the breach of the Capitol. House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi favors impeachment, though as of Saturday morning she hadn't backed the draft
prepared by the aforementioned lawmakers. During a press event on Friday, Mr. Biden said the
fastest way to get Mr. Trump out of office would be Mr. Biden's own inauguration on Jan. 20. He also
sidestepped a direct answer on impeachment, stating that such action was "a decision for the
Congress to make. I'm focused on doing my job."

Mrs. Pelosi along with other lawmakers have described Mr. Trump as unfit to lead. She revealed on
Friday that she had spoken with Joint Chiefs Chairman, Army Gen. Mark Milley, "to discuss available
precautions for preventing an unstable president from initiating military hostilities or accessing the
launch codes and ordering a nuclear strike." Mrs. Pelosi said she was assured that safeguards were
in place.

Twitter on Friday banned Mr. Trump's account with its more than 88 million followers. The company
cited risk of more violence following the attack on the Capitol. The White House responded to the
ban: "Twitter employees have coordinated with the Democrats and the Radical Left in removing my
account from their platform, to silence me and YOU, the 75,000,000 great patriots who voted for
me." Mr. Trump said he was in talks with other platforms while mentioning the possibility of
creating "our own platform in the near future."

Roughly 150 Democrats support impeachment, which is well over half of the caucus. But while
impeachment in the House looked likely, impeachment chances in the Senate were less clear and, at
time of writing, looked dim.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday wrote to senators explaining the impeachment
process, contending it would be impossible to be accomplished before Mr. Biden takes office on Jan.
20. He said the first day the Senate could receive the articles on impeachment would be Jan. 19, and
that for the process to commence before Jan. 19, all 100 senators would have to consent — an
impossibility as many Republicans do not favor impeachment.

Trump Cabinet Members Who Have Resigned

Via the Wall Street Journal:

Betsy DeVos, Education Secretary: Mrs. DeVos submitted her resignation to President Trump on
Thursday night.

Mick Mulvaney, the U.S. special envoy for Northern Ireland and the former acting White House
chief of staff.

Elaine Chao, Transportation Secretary: She announced Thursday she is resigning effective Jan. 11,
becoming the first member of the cabinet to announce her departure following the storming of the
Capitol building.

Matthew Pottinger, the deputy national security adviser with a special focus on relations with
China.

Tyler Goodspeed, the acting chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers.

John Costello, deputy assistant secretary for intelligence and security at the Commerce
Department.

Stephanie Grisham, chief of staff and press secretary to first lady Melania Trump.

Sarah Matthews, White House deputy press secretary.

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