Capitol Hill Riot Draws Manufacturing Group’s Call For Trump’s Removal

BY DERRICK GINGERY

Executive Summary

PhRMA and BIO are members of the National Association of Manufacturers, which made the statement urging the 25th amendment be invoked. The riot at the US Capitol seems to be the unfortunate culmination and hopefully the end of the radical politicization of business and government indicative of the Trump Administration.

A 6 January protest by Trump supporters who believe his baseless claims that the November 2020 general election was fraudulent and that his loss should be overturned escalated into a violent storming of the building as rioters broke windows, entered the Senate chamber, and disrupted the Electoral College vote counting.

Not surprisingly, pharma industry and other business groups joined the overwhelming majority condemning the riot.

The National Association of Manufacturers, which includes the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America and Biotechnology Innovation Organization as members, went a step