Donald Trump has become the third US president in history
to be impeached by the House of Representatives, setting up a trial in the
Senate that will decide whether he remains in office.
The House voted on two charges - that the president abused
his power and that he had obstructed Congress. Nearly all Democrats voted for the charges and every
Republican against.
President Trump's Republicans control the Senate so it is
highly unlikely he will be removed from power.
As voting took place in the House, Mr Trump was addressing
a campaign rally in Battle Creek, Michigan.
He told a cheering crowd: "While we're creating jobs
and fighting for Michigan, the radical left in Congress is consumed with envy
and hatred and rage, you see what's going on."
The White House released a statement saying that the
president was "confident that he will be fully exonerated" in a
Senate trial. bbc
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