Former White House chief of staff John Kelly said Thursday that President Trump’s Cabinet should meet to discuss the 25th Amendment, adding that he would vote in favor of removing the president if he still served in the White House.
“The Cabinet should meet and have a discussion. I don’t think it will happen, but I think that the Cabinet should meet and discuss this because the behavior yesterday and the weeks and months before that has just been outrageous from the president,” Kelly said during a telephone interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Thursday afternoon.
Trump's fmr. Chief of Staff John Kelly says he would vote to remove the President from office. He believes the Cabinet should meet to discuss invoking the 25th Amendment.
“What happened on Capitol Hill yesterday is a direct result of his poisoning the minds of people with" lies. pic.twitter.com/d5AGPp3yfd
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) January 7, 2021
“And what happened on Capitol Hill yesterday was a direct result of his poisoning the minds of people with the lies and the frauds,” Kelly continued.
Asked if he would vote to remove Trump from office if he were still in the Cabinet, Kelly paused and answered, “yes.”
…….
- Discussion
-
John Kelly says Trump Cabinet should discuss 25th Amendment, adds he would vote in favor of removal if still in White House https://t.co/32mjE4wVrd pic.twitter.com/VNzIfKQytQ
— The Hill (@thehill) January 7, 2021
You must be logged in to reply to this topic.