Poised to impeach, the House sped ahead with plans to oust President Donald Trump from office, warning he is a threat to democracy and pushing the vice president and Cabinet to act even more quickly in an extraordinary effort to remove Trump in the final days of his presidency.
Ordinarily, the president would trumpet such a trip in advance on Twitter to 88 million followers. But social media platforms have banned him since Friday, denying him of his favorite method of communicating with supporters and leaving the president to rely on allies to speak for him.
Trump campaign spokesman Hogan Gidley said the border wall is “one of the greatest achievements this president has had, [and] is making our country a safer place.
“He did that with a border wall,” Mr. Gidley said Monday on Fox News. “No one said it could be done. He was able to accomplish it.”
Trump, Pence meet for first time following public split, violence
President Donald Trump met with Vice President Mike Pence Monday for the first time since last week’s violence at the U.S. Capitol and since a split opened between the two men after Pence defied Trump by fulfilling his constitutional role in counting electoral votes.
“They reiterated that those who broke the law and stormed the Capitol last week do not represent the America First movement backed by 75 million Americans, and pledged to continue the work on behalf of the country for the remainder of their term,” the White House said in a statement.
WASHINGTON Last week’s mob attack on the U.S. Capitol starkly highlighted a longstanding local security paradox: The District of Columbia government lacks authority over much of the area within its borders. When violent backers of President Donald Trump overran the undermanned and under-prepared Capitol Police around 1 p.m. on Jan. 6, D.C. Mayor Muriel […]