WASHINGTON DC, USA – JANUARY 6: Security forces block entry after supporters of US President Donald Trump breach security at the US Capitol in Washington DC, USA on January 6, 2021 Pro-Trump riots stormed the U.S. Capitol as lawmakers were scheduled to sign President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory on Wednesday in what was supposed to be a routine process aimed at the opening day. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun / Agència Anadolu via Getty Images)
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The head of the National Manufacturers Association, a group representing 14,000 companies in the United States, said Wednesday that clashes in Washington that disrupted a congressional meeting to certify the results of the College’s 2020 presidential election Electoral “were not the vision of America that manufacturers believe in” and asked Vice President Pence to “seriously consider” invoking the 25th Amendment to the Constitution to oust President Donald Trump.
The statement reached the roundtable of business and leaders such as Citi CEO Michael Corbat and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff condemned the facts.
Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the group and former executive director of the Republican National Senate Committee, noted the millions of people working in manufacturing working to combat the coronavirus pandemic, which caused an economic recession.
Last year, the group awarded a prize to President Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, for “extraordinary support” for manufacturing in America.
Here is Timmons’ full statement:
“Armed violent protesters who support the baseless claim of outgoing President Trump, who somehow won an election he overwhelmingly lost, today stormed the U.S. Capitol, attacking police and first aid officers, because Trump refused to accept defeat in a free and fair election, and throughout this disgusting episode, Trump has been applauded by members of his own party, adding fuel to the mistrust that has provoked violent anger. and order.This is chaos.It is a mafia government.It is dangerous.This is a sedition and should be treated as such.The outgoing president incited violence in an attempt to retain power, and any elected leader who defends him violates the oath of the Constitution and rejects democracy in favor of anarchy Anyone who understands conspiracy theories to raise dollars from the campaign Vice President Pence, who was evacuated from the Capitol, should seriously consider working with the Council of Ministers to invoke the 25th Amendment to preserve democracy.
This is not the vision of America that manufacturers believe in and work so hard to defend. Today across America, millions of manufacturing workers are helping our nation fight the deadly pandemic that has already caused hundreds of thousands of lives. We try to rebuild an economy and save and rebuild lives. But none of this will matter if our leaders refuse to defend this attack on America and our democracy, because our system of government, which sustains our way of life, will collapse. “