The South Carolina Republican Party has voted to formally censure Rep. Tom Rice (R-S.C.), who sided with Democrats in support of the second impeachment of former President Donald Trump. Rice was one of 10 Republicans who joined Democrats in impeaching Trump for a second time, in a 232–197 vote in the House on Jan. 13. Trump was impeached for allegedly inciting the violence that occurred a week earlier at the U.S. Capitol. He has argued that a speech he gave that day was “totally appropriate.” In a statement, state GOP Chairman Drew McKissick noted that after the impeachment vote, an effort to condemn Rice emerged at the grassroots level from a county in his district. The resolution advanced through various committees before being approved by the state executive committee. “We made our disappointment clear the night of the impeachment vote. Trying to impeach a president, with a week left in his term, is never legitimate …