Headlines: Trump, 12 more days?
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President (until January 20, 2021) of the United States Donald Trump.
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By: Véronique Rigolet Follow
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Even if the outgoing president is now playing appeasement, condemns the violence and promises a “
smooth
”
transition
, the vast majority of press titles around the world are calling for his departure, starting with the American press.
"
The calls are intensifying for Trump to be dismissed from his functions
" headlines the
Washington Post,
which reports "
the escalation of calls for his impeachment after the main Democrats elected in the US Congress have themselves demanded
".
Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and Charles Schumer, the boss of the Democrats in the Senate "
demanded the immediate application of the 25th Amendment and warned to be ready to start an impeachment procedure, of impeachment if the vice-president and the cabinet do not act
”.
"
While this extraordinary measure is unlikely to succeed
, the
Washington Post
comments
,
it is a sign that a growing number of Democrats and Republicans now think Trump is too dangerous to remain president
."
Impeachment deemed unlikely
It is certainly not impossible but "
with less than 2 weeks of the end of his mandate, the practical aspects of a possible impeachment of Trump are difficult to implement
", explains the
Wall Street Journal
.
"
It is discouraging
, notes the
Washington Post
for its part
,
but an impeachment procedure involves a long period of investigation and legal work
."
"
It is too late to initiate such a procedure
", also judge Mitt Romney, quoted by the
Washington Post
.
The Republican senator believes that "
the best thing to do now is to hold your breath
" until the nomination of Joe Biden on January 20.
12 perilous days before the transition
We note in particular the warnings of the Israeli newspaper
Haaretz
on the risks of a possible impeachment.
"
With the 25th Amendment, writes his columnist, Trump could become the martyr of the Christian right
."
The Tel Aviv daily recalls that "
the Christian right is one of the powerful supporters of the American president
".
If elected officials want to free Donald Trump, "they can of course use the Constitution and Article 25, but this will be for the benefit of Trump himself," warns
Haaretz
who concludes "
he will certainly lose his presidency sooner than expected. , but he will live forever in the minds of his followers as a tortured martyr
”.
Concerns also in the German press The
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
expects a lasting divide in American society.
"
How will Biden be able to rally the millions of Trumpists, some of whom want to follow their idol to death?"
Asks the Frankfurt daily, which recalls that Trump won 74 million votes in the presidential election.
"
Even if his shameful presidency ends in a few days
", underlines the German daily newspaper "
America is so divided, torn that even a demigod would have difficulty in reuniting the two halves
".
Coronavirus: British hospitals on the verge of saturation
Major concern in Great Britain where despite the containment, contaminations are exploding and hospitals are overwhelmed, at the extreme limit of saturation.
In One,
The Guardian
explains that "
the race is on to try to"
save the NHS, the British public health system "".
The report published by the daily is terrible.
Across the country, heads of clinics describe a situation "
which is now beyond their control
."
"
We have gone into disaster medicine mode
", alarm doctors from the Royal London Hospital who describe "
insufficient oxygen reserves, a shortage of nurses, major operations postponed and lines of ambulances which accumulate in front of emergencies
”.
The
Guardian
quotes this poignant Twitter call from an exhausted doctor earlier this week: "
Please
beg
you stay home, the coronavirus is racing in London and the situation is getting really desperate
”.
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