US Vice President Mike Pence says he does not support invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump just a week before the end of his term, saying such a move is not in the country’s “best interest”. The vice president is crucial to the process because under the 25th Amendment, Pence and the majority of Trump’s cabinet would need to declare Trump unable to perform the duties of the presidency and install Pence as acting president.

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13 January 2021

Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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