Loyal to Trump for Years, Manufacturing Group Now Calls for His Removal

Loyal to Trump for Years, Manufacturing Group Now Calls for His Removal

Loyal to Trump for Years, Manufacturing Group Now Calls for His RemovalThe National Association of Manufacturers' growing frustration during the last year culminated with its call to invoke the 25th Amendment.Jay Timmons, the head of the National Association of Manufacturers, in 2019. “I thought it was really important to speak up,” he said on Friday.Credit...Zach Gibson/Getty ImagesBy Jim Tankersley, Peter Eavis and Lauren HirschWASHINGTON — The National Association of Manufacturers, a powerhouse business lobbying group, welcomed President Trump to its annual meeting in September 2017. Its president, Jay Timmons, introduced Mr. Trump as “a true champion for our industry, who has fought for manufacturing since Day 1 of his presidency.”This past week, as insurgents seeking to overturn Mr. Trump's re-election defeat stormed the U.S. Capitol, Mr. Timmons and his association issued a severe statement calling for the president's removal from office via the 25th Amendment of the Constitution.“This is chaos,” the statement read. “It is mob rule. It is dangerous. This is sedition and should be treated as such. The outgoing president incited violence in an attempt to retain power.”The statement was the culmination of months of mounting frustration in the organization over shortcomings in the Trump administration's response to