President-Elect Joe Biden speaking now about "restoring the independence and integrity" of the US Justice Department which has been so deeply corrupted under Trump.
He says yesterday was "one of the darkest days in the history of our nation".
He says yesterday was "one of the darkest days in the history of our nation".
"It was chaos," Biden says. "Don’t dare call them protesters. They were a riotous mob. Insurrectionists. Domestic terrorists"
“I wish we could say we couldn’t see it coming. But that wasn’t true. We could see it coming," he said.
“I wish we could say we couldn’t see it coming. But that wasn’t true. We could see it coming," he said.
At the same time, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she is joining Senate Leader Schumer in calling for Vice President to #invokethe25th and remove Trump from office.
Biden says he will not address questions about the 25th amendment.
Biden says he will not address questions about the 25th amendment.
Biden says President Trump incited "a mob to attack the Capitol...to stop the Congress from ratifying the will of the American people - trying to use a mob to silence the voices of nearly 160 million Americans, who summoned the courage" to vote in a pandemic.
So much happening right now. All three democratic leaders (Biden, Pelosi, Schumer) speaking at same time.
Schumer & Pelosi says they need an answer from Vice President Pence today. If he's not willing to #invokethe25th, there are other ways to do this such as a 2nd impeachment.
Schumer & Pelosi says they need an answer from Vice President Pence today. If he's not willing to #invokethe25th, there are other ways to do this such as a 2nd impeachment.
Pelosi says the acting Secretary of Defense “has to answer for where the national guard was yesterday.”
“Ask each member of the Cabinet: Do they stand by these actions? Are they ready to say in the next 13 days this dangerous man can do further harm to our country?"
“Ask each member of the Cabinet: Do they stand by these actions? Are they ready to say in the next 13 days this dangerous man can do further harm to our country?"
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