More uncertainty at Homeland Security Department amid unprecedented domestic security threat [Los Angeles Times :: BC-CONGRESS-ELECTION-CAPITOL-HOMELANDSECURITY:LA]
WASHINGTON When pro-Trump rioters overran police and attacked the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, forcing lawmakers into lockdown, acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf was in Bahrain, meeting with U.S. Coast Guard personnel working in South Asia.
On Thursday, amid a spate of resignations in Washington and talk of invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office, Wolf still in the Middle East put out a stronger statement than his initial condemnation Wednesday. He called the violence from Trump’s supporters “tragic and sickening,” and urged the president to do the same. He also said he would stay on until the end of Trump’s term.
Pompeo, the Secretary of State, and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin have reportedly discussed removing Trump
Both men have held informal discussions with their staff about the 25th Amendment, CNBC reported
Both men reportedly concluded that the 25th Amendment was not the way forward for the country
They felt it would take too long, with only 13 days left; and they feared it would fan the flames of unrest
They were also unsure if three secretaries in acting roles without Senate confirmation could cast a vote
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Trump had incited sedition against the US
Pelosi demanded the president s removal from office, as did Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer
A steady stream of Trump administration officials are beating an early path to the exits as a protest against the deadly siege of the U.S. Capitol this week. But others wrestling with the stay-or-go question are concluding that they owe it to the public to see things through to the end .
The United States' stark racial inequality was on display after a mob of predominantly white supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol with ease on Wednesday then left, according to Washington residents, activists and politicians, including President-elect.