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Removal Talk Goes Mainstream as Trump Becomes a Liability to His Own Party

By January 7, calls to remove Trump had moved from fringe outrage to serious congressional discussion. The 25th Amendment and impeachment were suddenly being treated as live options because the president’s conduct after the Capitol attack was so damaging that even allies were reassessing him.

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First recorded Jan 7, 2021·Meaningfully updated Jan 7, 2021

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Removal Talk Goes Mainstream as Trump Becomes a Liability to His Own Party

By January 7, calls to remove Trump had moved from fringe outrage to serious congressional discussion. The 25th Amendment and impeachment were suddenly being treated as live options because the president’s conduct after the Capitol attack was so damaging that even allies were reassessing him.

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Removal Talk Goes Mainstream as Trump Becomes a Liability to His Own Party

By January 7, calls to remove Trump had moved from fringe outrage to serious congressional discussion. The 25th Amendment and impeachment were suddenly being treated as live options because the president’s conduct after the Capitol attack was so damaging that even allies were reassessing him.

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