Jordan Novet
Published Wed, Jan 6 20215:06 PM ESTUpdated Wed, Jan 6 20218:03 PM EST
The head of the National Association of Manufacturers, a group representing 14,000 companies in the U.S., on Wednesday called on Vice President Mike Pence to “seriously consider” invoking the 25th Amendment of the Constitution to remove President Donald Trump from office.
The 25th Amendment states that the vice president can become acting president if he and a majority of the Cabinet declare the president no longer able to hold office. However, if the president contests that declaration, it takes two-thirds of the House and Senate to override and remove him.
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The trade group condemned clashes in Washington that interrupted a congressional gathering to count Electoral College results and officially declare Joe Biden president, saying the events that transpired Wednesday were “not the vision of America that manufacturers believe in.”
The statement came as the Business Roundtable and leaders such as Citi CEO Michael Corbat and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff condemned the acts.
Jay Timmons, the group’s president and CEO and a former executive director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, pointed to the millions of people in manufacturing jobs who are working to fight the coronavirus pandemic, which brought on an economic recession.
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The full statements is at:
https://www.nam.org/manufacturers-call-on-armed-thugs-to-cease-violence-at-capitol-11628/?stream=news-insights
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