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Mixed reactions as US president Donald Trump is impeached

Donald Trump has accused the Democrats of abuse of power and says the charges are baseless

Trump’s campaign has claimed, without much proof, that it has found evidence of ballots being cast in the names of people who were dead or had moved away, and that its volunteers had been prevented from scrutinizing ballot counting as closely as they wanted.
Trump’s campaign has claimed, without much proof, that it has found evidence of ballots being cast in the names of people who were dead or had moved away, and that its volunteers had been prevented from scrutinizing ballot counting as closely as they wanted. (REUTERS/Leah Millis)

Donald Trump has become the third US president to be impeached, after a day-long debate by the House of Representatives on Wednesday. He is being charged with abuse of power and obstruction of congress.

This means Trump will now face trial in the Senate to decide whether he remains in office, reports BBC.

The White House released a letter written by Trump to House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi, in which he accused the Democrats of abusing power and said the charges were baseless.

In a tweet perceived to be about his impeachment, Trump said it was an assault on America.

In another, he implied that the Democrats were after power and he was being targeted for “being in the way”.

Soon after news of the impeachment broke, the president quickly topped Twitter's trends list as millions weighed in. Here's a glimpse into what they had to say:

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