More protests are expected in the United States on Thursday.
This time it’s a call for immediate removal of President Donald Trump from office following Wednesday’s occupation of the US Capitol building by pro-Trump supporters.
Coco Das, with the group, Refuse Fascism, thinks Trump has been calling for what amounts to a coup for months.
“Whether or not it succeeds, it’s extremely dangerous,” says Das. “And it’s laying the groundwork for ongoing attacks on elections and the fascists’ re-seizure of power. We call this a fascist coup because that’s what it is.”
The group wants people to take to the streets today to demand President Trump step down.
The group Indivisible also released a statement calling on Congress to impeach Trump once again, remove him from office and disqualify him from ever holding office again.
President Trump, in a video message, called on supporters to go home peacefully but he continued to claim the election was rigged.
Das believes too many people have stood by, ignoring the threats posed by others who believe the false claims.
“In the first few hours of an attempted coup, which is what this was, what the people do is really important, and if we don’t stand up and oppose it, then anything is possible,” says Das. “But if we do stand up and oppose it, the same is true, anything is possible. Trump could be forced to resign tomorrow.”
Some in the US fear the President will try to invoke the Insurrection Act and declare martial law.
Others are asking leaders to invoke the 25th Amendment to declare Trump unfit for office and replace him with Vice President Mike Pence, until Biden is sworn in on January 20.
