"We must get on with the business of America," Trump, a Republican, added, adopting a conciliatory tone seldom seen from the mercurial president. As recently as Thursday morning, when he issued a statement via an aide, Trump was still claiming the election had been stolen. If Pence fails to act, Pelosi signaled she would likely reconvene the House to initiate impeachment proceedings against Trump for his role in Wednesday's violence. More than half of House Republicans and eight Republican senators voted to challenge the election results, backing Trump. After Trump posted several messages about the demonstrations on Wednesday, Facebook Inc said it would ban Trump posts until Biden's Jan. 20 inauguration.

Source: bd News24 January 08, 2021 02:15 UTC