business leaders condemn violence on capitol hill this is sedition politicsbusiness leaders condemned the violence on capitol hill this is sedition moonreutersjan 7 2021business groups and leaders of large corporations condemned the violence on capitol hill on wednesday that disrupted efforts to certify the election of presidentelect joseph r biden jrhours after supporters of president trump forced lawmakers from the floors of the senate and house of representatives the business roundtable a group of chief executives from some of the nations largest companies called on the president and other officials to put an end to the chaos and facilitate the peaceful transition of powerthe chaos unfolding in the nations capital is the result of unlawful efforts to overturn the legitimate results of a democratic election the organization posted on twitterthe national association of manufacturers one of the countrys largest lobbying groups suggested that vice president mike pence should consider invoking a provision of the 25th amendment that allows members of the presidents cabinet to temporarily remove him from poweranyone indulging conspiracy theories to raise campaign dollars is complicit the association said vice president pence who was evacuated from the capitol should seriously consider working with the cabinet to invoke the 25th amendment to preserve democracythis is sedition the group said of the actions of the mob and said mr trump had incited the violencethe chief executive of the us chamber of commerce thomas j donohue called the events an attack on democracy and matthew shay the president and chief executive of the national retail federation said todays riots are repugnant and fly in the face of the most basic tenets of our constitutionthe research group high frequency economics suspended regular publication of its research notes for the first time since the sept 11 2001 attacksmany business leaders spoke out individually though many avoided calling out the president and other politicians by name i strongly condemn the violence in our nations capital jamie dimon the chief executive of jpmorgan chase said in a statement on wednesday afternoon