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Business Matters: Democrats seek Trump's removal from office

Picture: Protesters attempt to enter the US Capitol building. Picture credit: Getty Images.

08/01/2021 GMT

Democrats seek Trump's removal from office

BBC World Service - Business Matters, Democrats seek Trump's removal from office

Donald Trump's opponents want him removed after his supporters stormed the Capitol

Democrats have called on the Cabinet to remove the President from office. They want Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th amendment to the US Constitution, certifying the president as unfit to hold office. If he doesn't, they said Congress should move quickly to expel Mr Trump through the impeachment process; we hear from the BBC's North America Political Reporter Anthony Zurcher. Plus, we hear from Steve Lamar, president of the American Apparel & Footwear Association, which represents some of the world's biggest clothes and shoe brands. And social media companies remain under the spotlight over their role in Wednesday’s events. Facebook has blocked Donald Trump from using his account on the platform for at least two weeks, we get analysis from Russell Brandom, policy editor at tech website, The Verge and Kimberley Adams, a correspondent for Marketplace, the business news show on US public radio. The US aircraft maker Boeing will pay over $2.5 billion to resolve an investigation by the US Justice Department into two deadly crashes of the company's 737 Max aircraft; the BBC's Theo Leggett brings us the details. The planet has a new richest person, Elon Musk, the founder of the electric carmaker, Tesla. He's worth $195 billion, according to Bloomberg due to the surge in Tesla's share price; we hear more from Daniel Ives, managing director of brokers Wedbush Securities. And joining us throughout the programme are Hayley Woodin, a multi-media reporter for the publication "Business" in Vancouver and in Delhi, Sushma Ramachandran, an independent business journalist and columnist for "The Tribune" newspaper. (Picture: Protesters attempt to enter the US Capitol building. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

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