Majority of Americans endorse removal of Trump

Fifty-seven percent of Americans want President Donald Trump to be immediately removed from office, according to a new poll by Reuters/Ipsos.

The opinion was expressed after Trump encouraged a protest this week that escalated into a deadly riot inside the U.S. Capitol.

The national public opinion survey, conducted Thursday and Friday, also showed that seven out of those who voted for Trump, a Republican, in November opposed the action of the hardcore supporters who broke into the Capitol while lawmakers were meeting to certify the election victory of Democrat Joe Biden.

Nearly 70% of Americans surveyed also said they disapprove of Trump’s actions in the run-up to Wednesday’s assault.

At a rally earlier in the day, Trump had exhorted thousands of his followers to march to the Capitol.

The chaos on Capitol Hill, in which a police officer and four others died, has been widely condemned by both Democrats and Republicans.

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to introduce articles of impeachment against Trump on Monday, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski on Friday also called on Trump to resign, according to an interview with the Anchorage Daily News.

“I want him to resign. I want him out. He has caused enough damage,” said Murkowski, a U.S. senator from Alaska, according to the paper.