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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump's Iran threat spurs calls to invoke 25th Amendment -- from an eclectic group (CNN)
Lawmakers have repeatedly floated the method for removing a president, as laid out in the Constitution, in recent years. And Donald Trumps Cabinet apparently discussed the option more earnestly than many initially realized after the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
To successfully remove Trump, a majority of his Cabinet and his vice president would have to be supportive. And there are no indications any Cabinet officials are considering it right now, or that Vice President JD Vance would be on board. But Trumps comment Tuesday morning that a whole civilization will die tonight unless Iran makes a deal has spurred increasing calls among a somewhat odd amalgamation of voices to invoke the amendment.
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By Tuesday morning, right-leaning advocates for the step spanned from more-extreme influencers to former Trump White House official Anthony Scaramucci to more-moderate Never Trumpers.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/07/politics/25th-amendment-trump-iran-war
I just called my Congress people, FWIW.
pfitz59
(12,753 posts)Best Impeach Trump and his entire Admin goes with him.
niyad
(132,643 posts)sundowning rapist grampy.
niyad
(132,643 posts)lindysalsagal
(22,934 posts)and take his social media offline.
He's not gonna live long enough to ever see the inside of a prison. Even if he did, he'll be so far out of his mind by then it won't matter.
It's enough to kill off maga once and for all.