Trump defiant amid calls for resignation
Published on: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
By: AP
President Donald Trump dances as he leaves a rally at Tucson International Airport in Tucson, Arizona, in October of 2020.
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump enters the last days of his presidency isolated and shunned by former allies and members of his own party as he faces a second impeachment and growing calls for his resignation after his supporters launched an assault on the nation’s Capitol in an effort to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power.Cut off from the social media channels that have been the lifeblood of his presidency, Trump will nonetheless try to go on offence in his last 10 days, with no plans of resigning.
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Instead, Trump is planning to lash out against the companies that have now denied him his Twitter and Facebook bullhorns. And aides hope he will spend his last days trying to trumpet his policy accomplishments, beginning with a trip to Alamo, Texas, on Tuesday to highlight his administration’s efforts to curb illegal immigration and border wall construction.
Trump’s decision to travel to Alamo named after the San Antonio mission where a small group of Texans fighting for independence against the Mexican government were defeated after a 13-day siege served as a symbol of his defiance as he faces the most volatile end of any presidency in modern history.
Trump has not taken any responsibility for his role in inciting Wednesday’s violence amid a rebellion from members of his own party and ongoing efforts to remove him from office. A second Republican senator, Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, on Sunday called for Trump’s resignation after Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska told the Anchorage Daily News: “I want him out.“Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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A new ABC News/Ipsos poll released Sunday found that over half of Americans 56pc believe that Trump should be removed from office before his term ends. And two-thirds of respondents – 67pc said he deserves a “good amount” or a “great deal” of blame for the rioting last week.
