Republicans block House call for Mike Pence to oust Donald Trump

Mike Pence and Donald Trump (J. Scott Applewhite and Evan Vucci/AP)

A House resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke constitutional authority to remove President Donald Trump from office was blocked by Republicans.

Democrats in the House are pushing Mr Pence and the Cabinet to oust Mr Trump, saying he is unfit for office after encouraging a protest march that turned into a mob that ransacked the US Capitol in a deadly siege.