On the day he was impeached for a history-making second time, President Donald Trump lacked a comprehensive legal strategy, had nothing on his public schedule and was without his preferred social media methods of responding -- in part because his son-in-law put a stop to efforts establishing his presence on fringe platforms after he was banned from Twitter.
"No true supporter of mine could ever endorse political violence. No true supporter of mine could ever disrespect law enforcement or our great American flag," he said from behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. Aides had expected Trump to mostly watch the proceedings on television throughout the day. His only event was awarding the National Medal of Arts behind closed doors to Toby Keith, the"Should've Been a Cowboy" country star, and Ricky Skaggs, the bluegrass musician.
At the rally, which occurred at the same time members were impeaching him, his press secretary emerged in the crowd to hold up a placard displaying the vote total. But Trump's account has been permanently suspended -- and with it his principal weapon for ensuring GOP loyalty. Those officials had initially attempted to use other Twitter accounts, including those run by campaign officials, to tweet in Trump's name.
The White House said in a statement this week it opposes impeachment, and Trump railed against the proceedings on Tuesday.
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