China News Service, January 13th (Bian Lei) In the past few days, more exciting plots than Hollywood blockbusters have been staged in the United States.
The United States has shown the world a joke, the consequences of the violent attack on Congress are very serious!
With only the last few days left in Trump's presidency, these "consequences" bounced back to Trump like a powerful shock wave, causing him to stagger and nearly collapse.
Facing a second impeachment politically; the ability to use nuclear weapons is restricted; social media voice channels are blocked; economically abandoned by business partners...
All this is simply a textbook operation of Trump's "social death" as the President of the United States.
When the wall is down and everyone is pushing, who is "teaching" Trump for the American people?
People find that everything is far from simple...
Data map: US President Trump.
[Another "first time" in history? 】
A few days later, Trump may create another "first time"-he may become the first US president to be impeached twice during his term.
On the 11th, Democrats in the House of Representatives announced the terms of the second impeachment of Trump, accusing him of "sedition" and will vote on the impeachment resolution.
If the resolution is passed, Trump will become the first US president to be impeached twice.
At present, there is only one week left before Trump resigns. What impact will the impeachment of Trump bring?
CNN has sorted out several key points:
First of all, if the House of Representatives votes to impeach Trump and the Senate votes to remove him, Trump will lose his pension after resignation; but if he is only impeached and not removed from his presidency, Trump will not be deprived of any rights.
Second, even if the Senate votes to remove Trump, it will not ban him from participating in the 2024 election; if the Senate wants to ban him from running for the election, it must vote on related issues separately.
So, will Trump pardon himself?
Previously, Trump had been exposed to hope that he would pardon himself in the final period of his presidency.
However, a source said a few days ago that his staunch supporters, former Attorney General Barr and White House legal counsel Pat Hipporon, both thought this was not a good idea.
The US media pointed out that the two's statements are worth pondering.
Data Map: On January 6, 2021, the joint meeting of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to confirm the results of the Electoral College vote was interrupted because supporters of the current President Trump broke into the Capitol and caused a large-scale riot.
The picture shows the flames in front of the Capitol.
[US military locks in "nuclear football"]
Two days after the congressional shock incident, Trump announced that he would not attend the inauguration of President-elect Biden on January 20.
As soon as the news came out, Biden was in no hurry, but the US media rushed first.
In the past, the old and new presidents would hand over control of the "nuclear suitcase" on the day of the handover ceremony.
Trump refuses to attend, what about the "nuclear suitcase"?
On the same day, the US political news website Politico published an article "Trump's finger is still on the nuclear button, this must be changed"; the US "Foreign Policy" magazine also issued a "soul torture": If the US President orders a nuclear strike, what is there? Can stop?
The answer is: no.
"Once the (U.S.) President takes office, he has absolute power to launch a nuclear war... The Secretary of Defense has no say, and Congress has no role." Politico said.
This mysterious box has always been a topic that the people talked about.
This box, commonly known as "nuclear football", contains communicators and nuclear codes related to nuclear war.
Although there is no "nuclear button" in the box, it is a symbol of military authority for a head of state.
On the 8th, the Speaker of the House of Representatives Pelosi said that he had communicated with the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff to take necessary precautions to prevent the president from launching military operations or issuing orders for nuclear weapons.
However, "Foreign Policy" magazine pointed out that related practices may be illegal.
But responsible military leaders may choose to break the law first, and then deal with the consequences later.
Many US media have even suggested that to deal with the risk of "nuclear football", after Biden takes office, he should convene a group of experts to deliberate on related issues, and even share the power to use nuclear weapons with members of Congress.
As for how the "nuclear football" will be handed over this time, the US media speculates that it may be handed over to the vice president or other senior officials in line, or it may allow Biden to get one of the other two spare boxes and put it in Biden. Activate it after taking the oath.
Data map: On December 18, 2020, the US House of Representatives voted to pass two impeachment clauses against President Trump, and Trump was formally impeached.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Sha Hanting
[Internet giants attack from the group]
At the level of national interests, Trump has become a completely untrusted person, and in a social sense, the Internet giants in the United States have also begun to get together to "strangle" Trump.
The latest news shows that after Trump and his supporters were forced to switch positions to a social networking site called "Parler", the site was also "encircled and suppressed": Google and Apple have removed them from the APP store, and Amazon The web hosting service was also suspended.
The Associated Press predicts that Trump will launch his own social platform, but it will take time.
On "Twitter", one paragraph seems to be enough to describe Trump's dilemma:
"After the President was silenced on Twitter and Facebook on the grounds of'inciting rebellion', the lights of the White House went on and off. This is really because Trump is using the Morse code to send a signal to his followers."
However, German Chancellor Merkel pointed out on the 11th that the phenomenon is "problematic."
Her spokesperson said that the basic right of freedom of speech "can be interfered, but it should be based on the framework defined by the law and legislators, not the decision of the management of the social media platform."
The social media world may be divided in an ideological direction, which may push people to extremes, and may also weaken the spread of extremism.
Ethan Zuckerman, a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, pointed out.
"The incident will drive a series of changes," Zuckerman predicts that the debate on online speech regulation, including the US Congress, will become more intense.
Data map: May 20, 2020, Trump Tower in New York, USA.
["Business partners" cut the boundary]
Trump's "business partner" was also the one who gave Trump a cruel blow.
At present, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup have all stated that they will suspend all political donations; Airbnb and American media giant Comcast said they will suspend donations to Republicans who oppose the results of the Electoral College vote.
In Trump's favorite golf field, the world has begun to "cut" with him.
The U.S. Professional Golf Association has revoked the qualifications of its courses. The Royal Classical Golf Club has decided that the British Open will not be held on the courses under Trump's name.
At the same time, the New York Mayor’s Office stated that it is considering legal measures to terminate the agreement with the Trump Organization.
The two parties previously reached an agreement to allow the latter to develop and manage multiple landmark facilities.
In addition, some real estate companies are considering reducing the use of "Trump" as the name of real estate projects.
"After the Congressional riots, Trump's brand partners are considering dumping bad assets: The President," NBC stated in this article published on the 12th that Trump's business empire is "under heavy pressure."
"This guy has lost his way." Robert Pasikov, a researcher at the American Brand Research Consulting Company, pointed out. "He was once one of the most powerful name brands we have ever seen."
Trump promised on the 7th that the transfer of power scheduled for January 20 will be a smooth transition.
People familiar with the matter also revealed on the 11th that Trump admitted that he was "partly responsible" for the impact on Congress.
But how will impeachment charges and economic lawsuits end?
The political liquidation of Trump has just begun.
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