Mike Pence approved the Twenty-Fifth Amendment to remove president Donald Trump from office.

Vice President Mike Pence rejected the call to remove Donald Trump from power by approving the Twenty-Fifth Amendment.

Vice President Mike Pence rejected the call to remove Donald Trump from power by approving the Twenty-Fifth Amendment. The House of Representatives adopted a resolution on January 12, urging Vice President Mike Pence to use the Twenty-Fifth Amendment to remove President Donald Trump before his term expires on January 20, less than a week after the president provoked a violent siege at the Capitol. The amendment allows for the vice-president, with the support of a majority of the cabinet, to remove a president deemed “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office”.

In response, in a letter, Pence told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that he would not invoke the amendment to oust Trump from office. Pence told Pelosi that he did not think that invoking the amendment is in the nation's best interest or consistent with the American Constitution. Pence also encouraged lawmakers to avoid taking measures that divide and further inflame current passions. He added that the amendment was designed to address the president's incapacity or disability.

Subsequently, the House moved forward with the process of Impeachment against Trump. On January 13, the House voted 232 to 197 to impeach Trump. This is the first time a president has been impeached twice. Ten Republicans also joined all Democrats to impeach Trump for "incitement of insurrection." The matter has now moved to the Senate; however, a trial will not be carried out before Trump leaves office as the Senate will not be back for a session before January 20.