3 Things To Know Today

1 Trump Makes History, First President Impeached Twice

Over the course of his life, Donald J. Trump has been many things – entrepreneur, author, media personality - and of course, President. Now, he’s also the first president in history to be impeached twice by the U.S. House. And while Democrats led the charge, a number of Republicans crossed the aisle as well. In the end, the final vote was 232-197. The resolution accuses the President of inciting the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol last week. As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said and a number of others echoed, Trump provoked an armed rebellion against democracy. On the GOP side, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said Mr. Trump “bears responsibility,” but argued that impeachment is divisive and won’t heal the partisan divide in the U.S. As you’ll recall, the House first impeached the President in late 2019 over the Ukraine scandal and he was subsequently acquitted by the Senate. This time, impeachment goes to the Senate again, but a trial is not expected to happen until sometime after Trump leaves office. His term expires next week.

2 Trump Responds To Impeachment

Shortly after his latest impeachment became reality, President Trump responded...in his own way...to the news. In a clip posted to YouTube, the President urged his supporters to be peaceful at rallies in the coming days. He also denounced the violence at last week's U.S. Capitol protest that left several people dead. Trump said “true supporters” of his “would never resort to violence.” “No true supporter of mine could ever disrespect law enforcement or our great American flag," he said. "I am asking everyone who has ever believed in our agenda to be thinking of ways to ease tensions, calm tempers and help to promote peace in our country.” What Trump didn’t mention? The impeachment vote itself. Still, the timing of the clip is important as more demonstrations are planned leading up to Joe Biden's inauguration next week, but Trump asked anyone attending them to keep the peace. To that point, Trump said he is telling all federal agencies to use all necessary resource to maintain order

3 Troops Stream Into Washington DC

There are more American troops in Washington DC than there are in Iraq and Afghanistan combine. This, as DC public officials promised an increase of security for Inauguration Day after the violence we saw in the nation's capital last week. Army General Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, said that an additional ten-thousand members of the National Guard will be deployed by Saturday. In all, as many as 20-thousand soldiers are expected to be on the ground. Officials say they’re tracking at least 10 separate actions – none of which appear focused on maintaining calm. In fact, organizers have reportedly stated they “will not fire the first shot” but pledged to use “extreme” measures if deemed necessary to reach “our goal of eliminating the Democrat ideology from America forever.”


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