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re: TRUMPS' Facebook & Instagram BANS Upheld by Oversight Board
TRUMP Ballistic Over Twitter Ban as Million Militia March to Disrupt Inauguration
Trump was reportedly left “ballistic” after Twitter permanently suspended him as the US president’s allies accused the social media company of Orwellian censorship.
Concerns growing that January 20 inauguration could be disrupted by 'Million Militia March'
Daily Mirror UK, 10 JAN 2021.
Trump addressing the crowd before it marched on the Capitol building Credit: JIM BOURG/REUTERS
Donald Trump was reportedly left “ballistic” after Twitter permanently suspended him as the US president’s allies accused the social media company of Orwellian censorship.
Locked out of his favourite mode of mass communication and facing mounting calls for his removal from office, Mr Trump was isolated and silent in the White House on Saturday.
The online crackdown also saw the Trump campaign’s Twitter account suspended and the YouTube channel for a podcast from Steve Bannon, Mr Trump’s ex-chief strategist, disabled.
Meanwhile, concerns are growing that the January 20 inauguration when Joe Biden is sworn in as president could be disrupted after Trump supporters called online for a “Million Militia March”.
Democrats next week are set to start the process of impeaching Mr Trump for encouraging the mob which stormed the US Capitol, with likely success in the House of Representatives.
On Saturday night Congress said impeachment could begin on Monday after House Democrats reached 180 cosponsors for the move.
Could Donald Trump be impeached or removed under 25th Amendment?
Donald Trump's opponents are split on whether he should be impeached or whether the 25th Amendment should be invoked to remove him from office.
Both moves would potentially require a majority in both houses of Congress to be successful.
For the 25th amendment to be invoked, Mr Pence and the majority of the cabinet, which has 23 members, would need to declare that Mr Trump is unfit for office. They would be required to inform Congress in writing, and Mr Pence would take over immediately.
If Mr Trump then wrote to Congress declaring that he was fit to do the job and the Cabinet opposed that statement, Congress would have to decide. It would require a two-thirds majority of both the House and the Senate to remove Mr Trump and give his powers to Mr Pence.
But because they have 21 days to decide, it is thought the leaders of both houses could simply run down the clock on Mr Trump's final days in office. Mr Pence would remain in power throughout the process.
The 25th Amendment has never been used in these circumstances, and has only been invoked on three occasions when a president has fallen ill.
For the president to be impeached, the House of Representatives would need to bring charges that Mr Trump engaged in a "high crime or misdemeanour".
Legal experts have said invoking the 25th Amendment would be immediate, compared to a long impeachment process.
A Senate trial on whether to remove him could begin after Mr Biden's inauguration, when the Democrats will control the chambre. Although still unlikely, if convicted Mr Trump could be barred from running to be president again.
Debate was heated over Twitter's actions with Mr Trump “ballistic”, according to a senior administration official quoted anonymously in Politico, and suggesting he may start his own social media site. Hillary Clinton, the Democrat defeated by Mr Trump in the 2016 presidential election, simply posted a tick in response.
Mark Warner, a Democratic senator, called it an “overdue step”. But some prominent Trump supporters were scathing. Jason Miller, a longtime Trump adviser, called it “disgusting”. Donald Trump Jr, the president’s son, referenced author George Orwell’s dystopian book, saying: “We are living Orwell’s 1984.
Free-speech no longer exists in America.” Nikki Haley, who served as Mr Trump’s UN ambassador, tweeted: “Silencing people, not to mention the President of the US, is what happens in China not our country. Unbelievable."
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