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Eugene

(62,463 posts) Sat Sep 7, 2024, 07:54 PM Sep 7

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Trump calls for modifying 25th Amendment to make it possible to remove a vice president

Trump calls for modifying 25th Amendment to make it possible to remove a vice president (CNN)

(CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday called for “modifying” the 25th Amendment to allow for the removal of a vice president who “lies or engages in a conspiracy to cover up the incapacity of the president,” a political nonstarter and the latest escalation of his attacks on President Joe Biden and the change atop the Democratic ticket.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/07/politics/trump-modify-25th-amendment-harris-biden/index.html

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Trump wants 25th Amendment changed to impeach vice presidents who engage in cover-ups (Politico)

He has repeatedly accused Kamala Harris and Democrats of hiding the state of Biden’s health.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/07/trump-25th-amendment-kamala-harris-biden-00177868

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Trump calls for modifying 25th Amendment to make it possible to remove a vice president (Original Post) Eugene Sep 7 OP

one suspects a VP can be impeached and removed msongs Sep 7 #1

Coming from a fucking pathological liar who has NEVER shown his own health records. onecaliberal Sep 7 #2

Trump throwing turd on the wall again.This one will slip and be gone by end of the weekend. Westcoast4life Sep 7 #3

Sorry, even though he'd be guilty it's too late to remove Pence. Xavier Breath Sep 7 #4

That would apply to both Veep Pence and Veep Bush senior. Freethinker65 Sep 7 #5

I guess he's planning on dumping Vance after he Ilsa Sep 7 #6

Idiot is too stupid to know you can't change an amendment to the Constitution once adopted Wiz Imp Sep 7 #7

What happened to "Hang Mike Pence"? FakeNoose Sep 7 #8

msongs

(69,353 posts)

1. one suspects a VP can be impeached and removed

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Sep 7, 2024, 07:57 PM

Sep 7

onecaliberal

(35,054 posts)

2. Coming from a fucking pathological liar who has NEVER shown his own health records.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Sep 7, 2024, 07:57 PM

Sep 7

Westcoast4life

(90 posts)

3. Trump throwing turd on the wall again.This one will slip and be gone by end of the weekend.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Sep 7, 2024, 07:58 PM

Sep 7

Xavier Breath

(4,551 posts)

4. Sorry, even though he'd be guilty it's too late to remove Pence.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Sep 7, 2024, 08:00 PM

Sep 7

Freethinker65

(10,740 posts)

5. That would apply to both Veep Pence and Veep Bush senior.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Sep 7, 2024, 08:01 PM

Sep 7

Ilsa

(62,079 posts)

6. I guess he's planning on dumping Vance after he

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Sep 7, 2024, 08:06 PM

Sep 7

"wins" and challenges his loss.

Wiz Imp

(324 posts)

7. Idiot is too stupid to know you can't change an amendment to the Constitution once adopted

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Sep 7, 2024, 08:53 PM

Sep 7

It would require a whole new amendment.

FakeNoose

(34,704 posts)

8. What happened to "Hang Mike Pence"?

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Sep 7, 2024, 08:56 PM

Sep 7

I thought Chump was on board with that.

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