what the hell is the matter with us? i m not joking. think about it. what are we doing? president joe biden gives a fiery and impassioned speech in pennsylvania, vowing to ban assault-style weapons while calling out republicans for criticism of fbi following the search of mar-a-lago. we ll have much more of the president s remarks just ahead. meanwhile, there are several new developments in the justice department s investigation into the former president, including this picture from the doj, showing some of the documents seized. we ll walk you through everything that s happened overnight. also ahead, qanon and dangerous conspiracy theories. that s how donald trump spent his time yesterday on his fledgling social media platform. we ll explain how it is part of a growing trend for the former president. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, august 31st. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we ll begin with that breaking news overnigh
to get rid of the president. 101 votes to six, with ten abstentions. translation: members of congress, the waver i of the process of approval is requested to execute what was agreed in this session. if there is no opposition from any member, it will be considered approved. it has been approved. it s a messy,end to what s been a very messy presidency. but even before pedro castillo, peru s politics was in crisis. in 2020 it had three presidents in the space of five days. 0n the streets of lima, the people were split. translation: a call to all the general commanders l of the armed forces who have to respond to requests of the sovereign. the boots belong to the people, democracy belongs to the people. what the president has done is a democratic act. translation: he has i violated the constitution. you can t go over the constitution and the law. that much is true.
catholic university in lima. hejoins me now. thank you for joining me. things are quite clearly moving fast and we have seen protest pictures there against the new leaders. what the latest on the ground and watch the reaction began? thank ou for watch the reaction began? thank you for the watch the reaction began? thank you for the interview. you for the interview. everything, it s basically done now. the president has been impeached, the vice president has been sworn in because of violating the constitutional order. there are no protests, at least not significant ones so far. everything is very peaceful. yes, the final decisions were because the president dissolved congress when he had no reason to do it and no legal basis to do it. so every single institution,
pedro castillo has now been detained on grounds of rebellion for breaking constitutional order. the country has a new leader, vice president dina boluarte, sworn in as peru s first female president until 2026. translation: it is essential to resume the agenda - for economic growth with social inclusion, decent employment, emergency attention for the vulnerable sectors, and full respect for fundamental rights of citizens. herjob will be to unite this divided country, and fast. she ll have to build support for her government or face yet more political instability in the coming months. katy watson, bbc news. earlier i spoke to alonso segura, a former peruvian economy minister and professor at the pontifical catholic university in lima. he explained how the political crisis came about.
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