Donald Trump tweets speech admitting he will leave White House, pleads for 'calm'

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Donald Trump tweets speech admitting he will leave White House, pleads for 'calm'

Donald Trump tweets speech admitting he will leave White House, pleads for 'calm' and finally condemns storming of Capitol but calls his supporters 'wonderful' - as cop revealed to have died defending Congress and calls for removal mount

• President Donald Trump released a short video Thursday night where he blasted the 'heinous' attack and called for national 'healing' – and called for an 'orderly' and 'seamless' transition to a new administration
• 'Now, Congress has certified the results, and new administration will be inaugurated on January 20. My focus now turns to ensuring a smooth orderly and seamless transition of power,' he said
• This comes after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Trump had incited 'sedition' against the United States and demanded the president's removal from office
• Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer issued a statement calling for swift action on the 25th Amendment while also leveling the threat of a second impeachment
• Both Democrat leaders called VP Mike Pence to demand Trump's removal from office - but were put on hold
• Joe Biden's Electoral College victory was certified by Pence at 3.41am, ending a nearly 15-hour saga
• Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger posted a video to Twitter in which he called for Trump to be removed from office 'for the sake of our Democracy'
• Former Attorney General Bill Barr said 'orchestrating a mob to pressure Congress is inexcusable'
• AOC says Cabinet should use 25th Amendment and Congress should impeach - and wants Republican inciters expelled from House and Senate
• The president had incited his supporters to storm the Capitol, forcing a halt to the electoral vote proceedings and his violent invaders ransacked offices, waved the Confederate flag and swung from a Senate balcony

President Donald Trump blasts 'heinous' attack on the Capitol

Trump released a short video after being allowed back on twitter where he blasted the 'heinous' attack and called for national 'healing'- admitting he will leave office but not conceding to Biden.

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