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Brown, Kaptur call for Trump's removal following Wednesday's breach on US Capitol

The lawmakers join more than 30 other members of Congress who are calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th amendment.

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WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) called on Vice President Mike Pence Thursday to invoke the 25th amendment and remove President Donald Trump from office following Wednesday's breach of the U.S. Capitol building. 

The lawmakers join more than 30 other members of Congress, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, to publicly call for President Trump's removal.

"Yesterday was a dark day for our country. Domestic terrorists attacked our seat of government, at the behest of the President of the United States," Brown said in a public letter.

These statements come just one day after a group of thousands of the president's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building as Congress worked to confirm the electoral vote. The event resulted in the loss of four lives after one woman was shot and three others suffered medical emergencies.

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"We must hold the president accountable for inciting this attack on our country. The cabinet and vice president should immediately invoke the 25th Amendment to remove him from office, to prevent him from doing more damage between now and Inauguration Day," Brown said.

The 25th Amendment allows the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet to declare the president unfit for office. The vice president would then become acting president.

"Donald Trump presents a clear and present danger to the safety and security of this country and should not be in office one hour longer,” Kaptur said in a press release.

So far, the majority of those joining the effort are Democrats, but Republican Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger became the first GOP member to call for Trump's removal on Thursday morning.

Ohio Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) has not joined the effort, but has expressed condemnation of the acts carried out Wednesday, and urged Trump to accept the peaceful transfer of power.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) unveiled  Articles of Impeachment in a Twitter post Thursday morning, co-sponsored by House Democratic colleagues, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO), Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), Rep. Al Green (D-TX), Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), Rep. Vicente González (D-TX), Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) and Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-NY). 

REP. MARCY KAPTUR'S FULL STATEMENT


“Donald Trump presents a clear and present danger to the safety and security of this country and should not be in office one hour longer. I call on Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet to immediately invoke the 25th Amendment and for Congress to begin impeachment proceedings.”

“The deadly events that transpired yesterday were treasonous acts of insurrection carried out by a mob loyal to and inspired by President Trump. There must be a swift and thorough investigation of the events. We must determine how they were able to breach not only into the Capitol complex, but onto the House and Senate floors, and pose a direct threat to the health and safety of Members, staff, and Capitol Police, as well as violate the Capitol complex and architecture and historic elements. It must never happen again. Clearly, this is what Trump meant when he told the Proud Boys to ‘stand back and standby’ and again yesterday when he urged those in attendance at his rally on the National Mall to march to the Capitol.”

“In calling for President Trump’s removal, I am aligning myself with a growing number of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, as well as national organizations including the National Association of Manufacturers, who understand how critical the rule of law – rather than mob rule – is to maintaining our precious liberty.” 

RELATED: Congresswoman Kaptur gives her testimony of when the Capitol was breached

SEN. SHERROD BROWN'S FULL STATEMENT

"Yesterday was a dark day for our country. Domestic terrorists attacked our seat of government, at the behest of the President of the United States. This was his last, desperate attempt to overturn the will of the American voters, but he failed, and democracy won. We must hold the president accountable for inciting this attack on our country. The cabinet and vice president should immediately invoke the 25th Amendment to remove him from office, to prevent him from doing more damage between now and Inauguration Day. And in 13 days, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will take their oaths of office and begin the work to bring out the best in our nation rather than the worst, supported by a Democratic Senate.” 

RELATED: Rep. Ilhan Omar unveils Articles of Impeachment after Trump supporters breach Capitol

As of 3 p.m. Thursday, here is the list of lawmakers who have called for the 25th Amendment to be invoked:

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