Hello and welcome to the intelligence on Economist Radio.

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

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But first...

In America, fallout from the storming of the Capitol building on Wednesday has continued.

It was an act of sedition that was incited and encouraged by Donald Trump.

President Trump sought to overturn the results of an election and of a fair election.

He sought a coup by misleading people with lies.

Donald Trump may be in the Twitter penalty box, but he still has access to the nuclear codes.

Calls to remove President Trump from office began before the siege even ended and have only intensified since.

There is strong support in the Congress for impeaching the president a second time.

The House, if they come together and have a process, I will definitely consider whatever articles

they might move. What he did was wicked. Today, Democratic lawmakers are planning to invoke

the Constitution's 25th Amendment, designed to transfer power if a president is unable to discharge

the duties of office. And if that doesn't work, they plan to pursue another option.

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