President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence sat in a meeting on Monday night.

According to CNN, this was the first meeting since the Capitol was stormed last week.

An official at the White House who spoke to the channel said that the two men had met to discuss the next few days before the transfer of power and the last four years.

The president and vice president also distanced themselves from the storm on January 6.

They "reiterated that those who broke the law and stormed the Capitol last week do not represent the patriotic movement supported by 75 million Americans," the official said.

Will not oust Trump

Trump and Pence did not make a joint statement, but they must have agreed to "continue working on behalf of the country for the rest of the term".

According to the same source, Pence does not intend to oust Donald Trump, as suggested by opponents of Trump.

Pence could have ousted Trump through the so-called 25th Amendment, with which a president can be ousted on the grounds that he is incapable of holding office.

The mood between Trump and Pence has been chilly since Pence did not stop approving the election result.

Pence has also received death threats from Trump's supporters because he did not stop Joe Biden from taking power.

Supreme Court proceedings can be initiated

The House of Representatives, where the Democrats have a majority, will on Tuesday vote on the call for Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment.

The vice president has had 24 hours to heed the call, before the Democrats move forward with the Supreme Court process against Trump.

The president is accused by his political opponents of inciting rebellion, due to his angry speech to his supporters before the storming of the Capitol, in which he urged them to march to Congress.