President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence met Monday (Jan. 11) for the first time since Jan. 6 to talk, and the two reached a consensus on their opposition to congressional impeachment, according to U.S. media.
Bloomberg reported that Pence and Trump met in the Oval Office for the first time since the congressional riots erupted, and the two agreed that those who broke into the Capitol did not represent Trump’s “America First” campaign and pledged to continue working on behalf of the United States during their term.
Sources close to the situation said it was a good conversation, with Trump and Pence discussing the week ahead and reflecting on four years of government work.
On Monday, the House of Representatives in Congress advanced plans for a second impeachment of Trump, and the resolution is expected to be voted on this Wednesday (Jan. 13). Democrats in Congress called on Pence to change his position and voluntarily remove Trump from office.
Democrats argue that Pence could invoke the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, which allows the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet to remove the president from office. A person familiar with the matter said Pence had privately said the idea was not feasible.
According to senior administration officials, Trump and Pence agreed on the issue in a meeting that ruled out the possibility of a vice presidential removal and the president’s voluntary resignation.
The White House and the vice president’s office have not yet responded.
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