Congress, It’s time to invoke the 14th Amendment

As the clock ticks down on Trump’s final days in office, the reality of his legacy becomes more clear. Trump will be remembered as the divider-in-chief, a man who incited violence, and under his direction, allowed a domestic terror attack to take place.

In the days after the U.S. Capitol was under siege by domestic terrorists, the House passed a resolution urging the Vice President to invoke the 25th Amendment, and voted on articles of impeachment. Unfortunately, Vice President Mike Pence has refused to act. However, the House voted, with bipartisan support, to impeach President Trump for the second time. It is clear Trump must be held accountable for his actions that led to the terror attacks by extremists on January 6, 2021.

The truth is, Trump didn’t act alone. Other Republican elected officials joined Trump in spreading disinformation, actively working to delegitimize the election system, and inciting violence, and they too must be held accountable.

From grandstanding on television to posting to social media to fueling conspiracy theories, the assault on American democracy may have been led by the president, but his key supporters assisted it. For the past four and a half years, the Republican Party has supported Trump and assisted his spread of lies and conspiracy theories.