Amidst mounting pressure VP rejects to strip President Trump of his duties 
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Amidst mounting pressure VP rejects to strip President Trump of his duties

The Vice President had made it clear that he would not force Trump to step down.

US Capitol unrest and its implications have led the houseto formally ask the Vice President Mike Pence to invoke 25th amendment andstrip the President Trump of his duties after his alleged role in inflaming thepeople.

The vote comes after the House Democrats introduced anarticle of impeachment considering storming of the Capitol. Republicansobjected to the unanimous passing of orders to declare Trump incapable ofdischarging his duties.

Anticipated as a peace offering, Trump met Pence at theOval office for more than an hour after almost a week since the mob-assault onthe Capitol. The Vice President had made it clear that he would not force Trumpto step down.

As the President is not expected to resign, the Democrats have startedpreparing to impeach him by preparing a report of his actions. Meanwhile,Donald Trump had said that the Impeachment move is 'very dangerous' for the US.

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