pictures created on October 22, 2020 shows US President Donald
Trump (L) and former Democratic Presidential c andidate and former
US Vice President Joe Biden during the final presidential debate at
Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 22, 2020.
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President-elect Joe Biden on Friday strongly
indicated he does not back moves to impeach President Donald Trump,
saying the quickest way to get him out of office is through the
transition in two weeks.
“The quickest way that will happen is us being sworn in on the
20th,” said Biden, who will take the oath of office on January
20.
“What actually happens before or after, that is a judgment for
the Congress to make. But that’s what I am looking forward to: him
leaving office.”
Biden was addressing reporters in his hometown of Wilmington two
days after Trump encouraged a mob of supporters to march on
Congress.
Democratic leaders in Congress have growing momentum for
attempting to impeach Trump for the second time in his presidency.
There is little support so far among Republicans, although they too
have loudly condemned Trump’s behavior.
This was Biden’s first extended reaction to the talk of
impeaching Trump or trying to persuade Vice President Mike Pence to
invoke the 25th amendment removing the president from office.
Biden’s hesitancy to support his party on impeachment reflects
the fact that he already faces a mammoth task in working to heal
divisions in US society.
“We’re going to do our job and Congress can decide how to
proceed,” Biden said.
“The idea that I think he shouldn’t be out of office yesterday
is not an issue. The question is what happens with 14 days to go,
13 days left to go?”
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