Business groups and leaders of large corporations condemned the violence on Capitol Hill that disrupted efforts to certify the election of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Hours after supporters of President Trump forced lawmakers from the floor of the Senate and House of Representatives, the Business Roundtable, a group of chief executives from some of the nation\u2019s largest companies, called on the president and other officials to \u201cput an end to the chaos and facilitate the peaceful transition of power.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe chaos unfolding in the nation\u2019s capital is the result of unlawful efforts to overturn the legitimate results of a democratic election,\u201d the organization posted on Twitter.<\/p>\n
The National Association of Manufacturers, one of the country\u2019s largest lobbying groups, suggested that Vice President Mike Pence should consider invoking a provision of the 25th Amendment that allows members of the president\u2019s cabinet to temporarily remove him from power.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnyone indulging conspiracy theories to raise campaign dollars is complicit,\u201d the association said. \u201cVice President Pence, who was evacuated from the Capitol, should seriously consider working with the cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to preserve democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n
The group said Mr. Trump had incited the violence and called the actions of protesters \u201csedition\u201d that \u201cshould be treated as such.\u201d<\/p>\n
Other business leaders spoke out individually. \u201cI strongly condemn the violence in our nation\u2019s capital,\u201d Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, said in a statement on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur elected leaders have a responsibility to call for an end to the violence, accept the results and, as our democracy has for hundreds of years, support the peaceful transition of power,\u201d he said. \u201cNow is the time to come together to strengthen our exceptional union.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr. Dimon did not address Mr. Trump by name. It was the second time in recent months that he had weighed in on the nation\u2019s political developments. On Nov. 7, when Mr. Biden was declared the winner of the presidential election, Mr. Dimon said that the election\u2019s result had to be respected and that a peaceful transition of power needed to occur.<\/p>\n