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Donald Trump warned that efforts to impeach him are causing “tremendous anger” but that he wants “non-violence” in the run-up to Joe Biden’s inauguration.
Talking to reporters for the first time since last week Deadly riots in the US CapitolTrump declined to answer questions about whether he would resign.
His comments came as he was leaving for a trip to the border wall in Texas.
“We absolutely do not want any violence,” the president said.
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“On impeachment, it’s really a continuation of the greatest witch hunt in the history of politics, it’s ridiculous, it’s absolutely ridiculous.
“The impeachment is causing great anger … and what they’re doing is really a terrible thing,” he said. Mr trump.
“For Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer to continue on this path, I believe it is causing tremendous danger to our country and is causing great anger.”
Five people died amid riots on the Capitol last Wednesday
Before stepping on the Marine One helicopter, he reiterated: “I don’t want violence.”
The United States is still reeling from last Wednesday, when Trump supporters broke through the United States Capitol building in Washington and went wild.
Five people were killed in the violence, and the president was widely accused of causing disorder for his comments to the crowd earlier in the day.
Efforts to accuse him a second time started on monday, when the Democrats presented an article in the House of Representatives.
It accuses the president of inciting insurrection and says he made statements that “encouraged and predictably resulted in” the riot on Capitol Hill.
Democrats are meeting today to vote on a resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to use the 25th Amendment to the Constitution to oust Trump as an “unfit” leader.
Pence is believed to be extremely unlikely to consider the idea, so a vote on impeachment could take place on Wednesday and he needs a simple majority to pass.
If you vote through, it would move to the Senate for trial with senators serving as jurors and voting whether to acquit or convict Trump.
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However, Republicans control the Senate and would not take office until at least January 19, Trump’s last day before Joe Biden’s inauguration.
According to the FBI, armed protests could take place in Washington and all 50 state capitals in the run-up to the inauguration.
An armed group has vowed that an uprising will ensue if an attempt is made to remove Trump from office.
But Michael Plati, the US secret service agent in charge of the inauguration, said officials are ready to make sure there are no more security breaches in Washington on the big day.
The National Guard will also have up to 15,000 troops in the city, with 10,000 in place by this Saturday.
The Washington Monument has also been closed to the public and the ceremony on the steps of the Capitol will be off limits to the public.
