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US Capitol riots
January 11 , 2021
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- The supporters of President Donald Trump storming into the building of the US Capitol in Washington DC.
- The US Capitol houses both the US Senate and the House of Representatives.
- The Capitol Building, built in 1800, is the meeting place of the United States Congress.
- The US Congress was set to officially ratify President-elect Joe Biden's electoral victory.
- Twitter went to lock President Trump's twitter account for 12 hours to stop any further instigation to the already violent protests.
- Many people have reportedly urged the Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove Trump from the highest office.
- The 25th Amendment lays down the procedure on how a US President or Vice President can be succeeded or replaced.
- As per the Amendment, the Vice President becomes President if the sitting President dies, resigns or is removed from the office.
- The 25th Amendment was proposed by the Congress on July 6, 1965 after the assassination of the 35th President of the United States - John K Kennedy.
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