While US presidents have access to the codes needed to fire nuclear weapons 24 hours a day, no top military or national security official has expressed any concern publicly about Trump's mental state with regard to nuclear weapons. Milley's office said that Pelosi had initiated the call and that the general "answered her questions regarding the process of nuclear command authority." A US official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that any use of nuclear weapons is a highly deliberative process. In opening the conference call, Pelosi called Trump "an insurrectionist" and said the members were there to discuss "how we go forward," according to a source on the call. Sasse, a frequent Trump critic, told CBS News on Friday he would "definitely consider" any articles of impeachment because the president "disregarded his oath of office."

Source: bd News24 January 08, 2021 17:48 UTC