President Donald Trump's support among his fellow Republicans, including the party's top leaders in Congress, appeared to slip on Tuesday as he defiantly denied any responsibility for his role in stoking last week's deadly invasion of the U.

S Capitol.

They've analyzed my speech in my words and my final paragraph, my final center.

It's and everybody took the T thought it was totally appropriate.

Trump faces a second impeachment on a charge of incitement of insurrection after urging his supporters in a speech to march on the U.

S Capitol and fight.

We fight like hell and if you don't fight like hell, you're not gonna have a country anymore.

Trump's claim that many unnamed others analyzed his Wednesday speech and deemed it appropriate came after widespread condemnation of his role in sparking Wednesday's assault, including from some of his closest Republican allies in Congress and from within his own administration, some of whom have resigned.

Citing the attack on the capital as the reason for their departure.

The New York Times reported on Tuesday that Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell told associates he believes Trump has committed impeachable offenses and that he is pleased that Democrats are moving to impeach him to House Republicans.

John Kat Cho and Liz Cheney said on Tuesday they will vote to impeach Trump.

Cheney, who holds a high ranking position in Republican leadership in the House, said in a scathing statement quote.

There has never been a greater betrayal by a president of the United States of his office and his oath to the Constitution.

House Democrats plan to impeach Trump for the second time on Wednesday unless he steps down or is removed by his vice president and Cabinet before then.

Trump on Tuesday traveled to the US Mexico border wall near Alamo, Texas, where he again showed no remorse for his actions.

Free speech is under assault like never before.

The 25th Amendment is of zero risk to me, but we'll come back to haunt Joe Biden and the Biden administration.

As the expression goes, Be careful what you wish for.