Trump would be 'impeached and convicted' by GOP under secret ballot: White House reporter

Members of the Republican Party claim that Donald Trump would be removed from his post as President if an internal ballot were taken.

Unnamed sources speaking to Salon columnist Brian Karem, ex-White House reporter, suggested Trump is losing favor with the party. A source with ties to Senator John Thune's office told Karem that a vote on such a matter is not, at this time, viable. They did not rule out such a vote from happening either.

Karem wrote, "If a vote could be taken by secret ballot today, many Republicans I’ve spoken with say Trump would likely be impeached, convicted and removed from office. And after this week, there is a growing possibility it could happen in full daylight with a roll call vote in the Senate. 'I wouldn’t bet on it,' a member of Thune’s office said. 'But let’s see what happens tomorrow.'

"The best bet for this scenario still remains after the midterm election. Trump came in with a strategy in his second administration based on the Supreme Court ruling that gave him unlimited immunity.

"But things have fallen apart so thoroughly that with slightly more than 1,000 days left in his term, the president appears more out of control than he ever appeared at any time during his first administration. 'And that is frightening to consider,' a former White House staffer admitted to me."

Marc Racicot, the former Republican National Committee chairman, Army JAG officer, and Montana governor, has criticized Trump for his recent controversial publishing of an artificially generated image of Trump as Jesus. Further comments from Trump and Vice President JD Vance have made matters worse.

Racicot said, "He’s gone so far as to try and intimidate the pope, for God's sake. This guy has no respect for any part of the Constitution. He’s the one who said he didn’t know if he had a duty to defend the Constitution because he wasn’t a lawyer. He’s incompetent in terms of managing the government of the United States."

Racicot went on to suggest impeachment may take too long and that Vance, pushed on by an increasingly angered Republican Party, may see Trump removed from office.

"The 25th is fast and involves fewer people from a convenience perspective and speed perspective," he said. "But it has to start inside. And frankly, there’s been no indication to me that I see that indicates there’s any effort to try and even contemplate that. And what do you get in the event that you succeed? JD Vance."