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Dear Friend,
The Republican wall of support for Donald Trump is finally starting to crumble, and we could have a real chance to remove him before the end of his term.
Yesterday, 10 House Republicans voted to impeach Trump, and now even Mitch McConnell has signaled that he supports the House impeachment vote and is open to voting for a conviction.1
All of this was unthinkable just a week ago, but the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol changed everything.
We need to keep the pressure on to demand that the Senate reconvene immediately and vote to convict Trump for instigating last Wednesday’s violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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Press reports are flooding out of the White House saying that Trump remains bitterly frustrated at Vice President Mike Pence and other Republicans who refused to overturn the election and keep him in power.2 Meanwhile, his white supremacist followers have announced plans for a coordinated attack on all 50 state capitols as well as Joe Biden‘s inauguration.3
Donald Trump is a clear and present danger to the safety and security of the United States, and anyone paying the slightest attention knows that it’s an unacceptable risk to leave him in power as commander in chief for even one more minute.
But what’s new is that suddenly even Republicans are recognizing the threat. Senators like Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania have indicated that they would support removing Trump from office.
McConnell still would rather delay a vote on conviction until Trump leaves office, passing the buck and avoiding blame from the pro-Trump Republican base. But with Trump supporters continuing to threaten violence and Trump himself still stirring up anger with his lies about a stolen election, McConnell’s position may not be tenable.
We must continue flooding the Senate with phone calls demanding Trump's immediate removal, and we need your help to keep up the pressure.
Thanks for standing with us.
Robert Cruickshank,
Demand Progress
Sources:
1. The New York Times, "McConnell Privately Backs Impeachment as House Moves to Charge Trump," January 12, 2020
2. Reuters, "Inside Trump’s final days: Aides struggle to contain an angry, isolated president," January 14, 2021
3. KTLA, "FBI warns of plans for armed protests at all 50 state capitals and D.C. next week," January 11, 2021
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