The deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol last week and President Trump’s future dominated the Sunday political talk shows.
Multiple guests said the president should resign after his supporters stormed the Capitol during the process to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s win.
GOP Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) said on two Sunday shows that he agrees with calls for the president to leave office immediately, rather than remaining in the White House until his term expires next week.
Speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Toomey said that he agreed with his colleague, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who called for the president to resign immediately.
“I think the best way for our country, Chuck, is for the president to resign and go away as soon as possible,” the senator said.
“I absolutely believe that impeachment should be scheduled for several reasons. One, of course, our main priority is to ensure the removal of Donald Trump as president of the United States,” the New York Democrat said. “Every minute and every hour that he is in office represents a clear and present danger, not just to the United States Congress but frankly to the country.”
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) called on President Trump to resign or be removed from office on Sunday, telling CBS’s Margaret Brennan that Trump had “lost the right to be president” after a violent riot overwhelmed the U.S. Capitol.
Former White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney predicted people who are ideologically aligned with President Trump will move on from Trump himself amid widespread condemnation of the president over last week’s violent riots at the U.S. Capitol.
Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who resigned as envoy to Northern Ireland over President Trump’s handling of the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, on Sunday defended remaining in the administration through earlier controversies.
House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) on Sunday argued for the necessity of impeaching President Trump a second time, saying he remains an “existential threat” despite the imminent end of his presidency.
Rep. James Clyburn (R-S.C.), said Sunday that House lawmakers have a responsibility to stick up for the integrity of federal elections with an impeachment of the president over his phone call with Georgia officials.
Former Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said on Sunday that he believed President Trump’s actions before supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol last week amounted to an “impeachable offense.”
Former New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton on Sunday urged for the creation of a commission similar to the one that investigated the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to investigate Wednesday’s pro-Trump riot at the Capitol.
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (W.V.) dodged a question from CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday over whether he would support a second round of stimulus checks for Americans totaling $2,000, but indicated his opposition to providing relief to Americans already receiving aid.
