As the president threatens to wipe out Iran and attacks the pope, even some former allies and advisers are questioning whether he has grown increasingly unbalanced, describing him as “lunatic” and “clearly insane.”
Even Democrats who have called to impeach President Trump acknowledge there is little chance of it happening unless they retake control of at least one chamber of Congress. Why it matters: Democratic lawmakers are stuck. They know impeachment won't succeed, but their base keeps demanding they up the ante with drastic acts of anti-Trump resistance. - "People are pissed and know we have to fight," one senior House Democrat told Axios. - But Republicans control Congress, and the Senate requires a two-thirds majority to convict a president impeached by the House. - That has led lawmakers to pay lip service to moves like impeachment and the 25th Amendment in response to the latest Trump outrage, and then focus their attention on more…
The presidential cabinet would need to invoke the 25th Amendment, which would remove the sitting president and hand the office to the vice president.
Good Thursday morning. Here is what’s on President Trump’s agenda today: 8:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time 11:00 AM THE PRESIDENT receives his […] Source
Good Thursday morning. Here is what’s on President Trump’s agenda today: 8:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time 11:00 AM THE PRESIDENT receives his […] Source
House Democratic leadership took a noticeable step Wednesday towards embracing a long-shot push to remove President Trump from office through the 25th Amendment. Why it matters: The time it takes for Democratic leadership to yield to riled-up rank-and-file lawmaker demands is getting shorter and shorter. - Congressional Democrats largely repudiated the notion of pursuing long-shot maneuvers like impeachment or the 25th Amendment a year ago. - But the political cost of opposing even the most drastic anti-Trump tactics has risen considerably. Democratic lawmakers don't want to get an earful from the party faithful for being insufficiently combative. Driving the news: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said in a letter to…
A wave of Democrats on Tuesday called to remove President Trump from office over his threats against Iran ahead of an 8 p.m. EDT Tuesday deadline for Tehran to cut a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “Donald Trump is openly threatening war crimes against the entirety of Iranian civilization. 25th Amendment proceedings must begin immediately, but if the Cabinet is too cowardly, the House should begin the impeachment process now,” Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) posted on social platform X, referencing Trump’s Tuesday morning post. Read More: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5819669-democrats-trump-removal-25-amendment-impeachment/ #trump #25thamendment #democrats #iran #impeachment
A wave of Democrats on Tuesday called to remove President Trump from office over his threats against Iran ahead of an 8 p.m. EDT Tuesday deadline for Tehran to cut a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “Donald Trump is openly threatening war crimes against the entirety of Iranian civilization. 25th Amendment proceedings must begin immediately, but if the Cabinet is too cowardly, the House should begin the impeachment process now,” Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) posted on social platform X, referencing Trump’s Tuesday morning post. Read More: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5819669-democrats-trump-removal-25-amendment-impeachment/ #trump #25thamendment #democrats #iran #impeachment
“Trump literally sounds like an unhinged super villain from a Marvel comic movie," the conspiracy theorist wrote on X.
“How do we 25th Amendment his ass?” asked one former Trump ally.