But section four, which outlines the process for involuntary removal of a sitting President, has never been invoked. It is this section that Trump’s detractors are now pointing to as they say his latest ultimatum, which Iran has rejected as an “incitement to war crimes” and which comes amid reported negotiations towards a cease-fire, is evidence of Trump’s “insanity.”
Calls for invoking section four grow
“The 25th Amendment exists for a reason. The President of the United States is a deranged lunatic, and a national security threat to our country and the rest of the world,” Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D, Ariz.) posted early Monday. In another post early Monday, Ansari questioned the reported U.S.-Israeli strikes that hit Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, “Why are we bombing a university in a city of 10 million people?”
Other Democratic lawmakers echoed Ansari’s call. “The emperor has no clothes,” Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D, N.M.) posted on Sunday night, alongside a screenshot of Trump’s post. “Time for the #25thAmendment. Congress and the Cabinet must act.”
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