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Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) called for Cabinet members to remove President Donald Trump from office after pro-Trump extremists stormed and vandalized the U.S. Capitol Wednesday in a failed bid to stop Congress from formalizing Joe Biden鈥檚 presidential victory.

Democrats and Republicans should have 鈥渟erious conversations about implementing the 25 ^th Amendment,鈥� whereby the president could be declared 鈥渦nable to discharge the powers and duties of his office,鈥� Ryan said.

鈥淚 think he needs to be removed from office,鈥� Ryan told reporters in an online news conference Wednesday night, speaking from his Capitol Hill office after the buildings were secured. 鈥淲e can鈥檛 trust him over the next couple of weeks not to continue to try to undermine our democracy in a very significant way. I mean, somebody died today.鈥�

Officials in Washington, D.C., said four people died in the storming of the Capitol complex, including one woman who was fatally shot. Thousands of people overwhelmed Capitol Police, carrying Trump banners into the building, breaking windows, raiding congressional offices and breaching both legislative chambers.

Ryan accused Trump of inciting the assault. Wednesday, Trump called on supporters to walk to the Capitol, saying, 鈥測ou will never take back our country with weakness.鈥�

鈥淭his was an insurrection in the United States,鈥� Ryan said. 鈥淭here's no sugarcoating that. This was a coup attempt. The president wanted a mob to storm the Capitol and stop the vote count because he lost the election.鈥�

The resumed joint session of Congress approved the electoral vote count early Thursday morning, certifying Biden鈥檚 presidential win. Five Ohio Republicans : Reps. Steve Chabot, Jim Jordan, Warren Davidson, Bob Gibbs and Bill Johnson.

After the vote, Trump 鈥� who has pressed for weeks to overturn his election defeat 鈥� released a statement pledging an 鈥渙rderly transition鈥� Jan. 20, adding, 鈥渋t's only the beginning of our fight to Make America Great Again!鈥�

Ryan, chairman of the House committee that funds the Capitol Police, faulted the law enforcement agency for a 鈥渟trategic breakdown鈥� in protecting the building.

鈥淚 think it鈥檚 pretty clear that there鈥檚 going to be a number of people who are going to be without employment very, very soon,鈥� he said. 鈥淏ecause this is an embarrassment.鈥�

Correction: This report originally omitted Rep. Steve Chabot from the list of House members who voted one or more times to challenge the Electoral College results.