President Trump shared a bizarre video suggesting he will be president indefinitely on Twitter shortly after he was acquitted in his Senate impeachment trial.
Trump's term could have fallen well short of eternity if the Senate had voted to remove him from office, although the result was never really in doubt due to the highly partisan nature of the chamber. His impeachment by the House on December 18 was also a partisan affair, with most lawmakers voting along party lines.
Romney was the first senator in U.S. history to vote for removing a president from his own party. His decision invited backlash from Republicans, with some deeming him a"traitor" over the vote. Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest son, called for Romney to be"I am aware that there are people in my party and in my state, who will strenuously disapprove of my decision, and in some quarters, I will be vehemently denounced," Romney said on Senate floor before the vote.
Although the Senate voted against removing Trump from office, he remains one of only three U.S. presidents to have been impeached by the House, joining Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton.Mario Tama/Getty
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