Section 4 of the 25th Amendment allows for the removal of a president who 'is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.' Getty Images House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls for Trump's removal from office on Thursday. And there are now calls for administration officials and members of the military not to follow presidential orders. There are two legal options to remove a president - the 25th Amendment and impeachment. Their options are limited, however, particularly by a timeline that makes removing him from office difficult, if not impossible.

20 has done little to quell the determination of scores of lawmakers - a growing number of Republicans included - to make the president pay a price. Trump's grudging acceptance that he won't continue to be president after Jan. Upon hearing that Trump won't attend, Biden matter-of-factly on Friday afternoon called the decision 'one of the few things he and I have ever agreed on.' He said Vice President Pence is 'welcome to come. It's all just the latest chapter in an erratic and volatile presidency that ends in 12 days. The same defiance, the same grievance, the same victimization mentality that has fueled his right-wing, anti-establishment political power.

Instead for Trump, it's the same as it ever was. It's something foreign leaders have marveled at with envy as something that makes America great. Genuine steps in a peaceful transfer of American power include humility, concession and shows of unity, like, yes, attending an inauguration.

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