It was an assignment she embraced with rare zeal. She impeached him twice, tore up his speech notes at a State of the Union address and described him as a deranged, unhinged, dangerous President of the United States . Dubbed Crazy Nancy by Donald Trump, it is clear who won their running battle. Â Now the Democrats occupy the White House and hold the balance of power - by wafer thin margins - in both houses of Congress. At the age of 80 and supposedly on her last lap as Speaker of the House of Representatives - an incredibly important role in US politics - it would seem that Pelosi, the most powerful woman in Washington, is on course for a dream run into retirement.
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Democrats are seriously considering a rapid
impeachment of President Donald Trump, reportedly for “incitement of insurrection.” But while the Democratic caucus seems broadly unified behind a second impeachment, Americans are split.
According to six polls taken in the aftermath of a violent insurrection that saw Trump supporters storm the US Capitol on Wednesday, about half of Americans believe Trump should be removed from office with Democrats and Republicans sharply divided on the issue along party lines.
Four of those recent polls asked simply whether Trump should be removed immediately from office:
A PBS NewsHour/Marist poll of 875 US adults, taken January 7, found that 48 percent of respondents believed Trump should be removed from office before the end of his term on January 20.