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23. Actually, if the Vice President and a majority of the cabinet agree that the President is not mentally or physically able
Tue Apr 7, 2026, 05:24 PM
Apr 7

to perform the duties of the office they can remove him until such a time he is deemed to be able to perform his duties again.

Twenty-fifth Amendment | Presidential Succession & Disability
The 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution addresses issues related to presidential succession and disability. It clarifies that the vice president becomes president if the president dies, resigns, or is removed from office by impeachment. It also establishes the procedure for filling a vacancy in the office of the vice president. The amendment provides for the temporary transfer of the president's powers and duties to the vice president, either on the president's initiative alone or on the initiative of the vice president, together with a majority of the president's cabinet. In either case, the vice president becomes the acting president until the president's powers and duties are restored. The amendment was submitted to the states on July 6, 1965, by the 89th Congress, and was adopted on February 10, 1967, the day the requisite number of states (38) ratified it.

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Rep. Raskin agrees the 25th amendment should be invoked spooky3 Apr 7 #1
And none has the power to do anything. WarGamer Apr 7 #2
Do any of them expect the GOP or the Cabinet to do a fucking thing? maxsolomon Apr 7 #3
Good statements all but, Disaffected Apr 7 #4
What do you think he would say? Please be specific. nt TBF Apr 7 #17
Too Late Maninacan Apr 7 #5
Or he could bite a cyanide capsule and blow out his brains down in his bunker struggle4progress Apr 7 #6
Wondering if he is building an insanity defense, complete with a pension other retirement benefits Attilatheblond Apr 7 #24
We have to deal with nearly three more years of this shit? sop Apr 7 #7
We made it through Greg_In_SF Apr 7 #8
You must have good healthcare leftstreet Apr 7 #10
I am Greg_In_SF Apr 7 #16
Many made it through, many others didn't. Torchlight Apr 7 #18
After, but this is so much worse. Katinfl Apr 7 #21
He was coo coo in the first term. BannonsLiver Apr 7 #27
Pete hegseth is just like Mattis. Nt lostnfound Apr 7 #36
Hang in there! If we take the House this fall it will help a lot. spooky3 Apr 7 #15
He won't make it bdamomma Apr 7 #42
At least they're speaking up! MIButterfly Apr 7 #9
I'm glad they are to MustLoveBeagles Apr 7 #20
DURec leftstreet Apr 7 #11
K&R spanone Apr 7 #12
If Congress is too cowardly to do it, then the 25th won't work onenote Apr 7 #13
Both are high bars to reach. Not impossible, but highly improbable. IMO Katinfl Apr 7 #22
Actually, if the Vice President and a majority of the cabinet agree that the President is not mentally or physically able state of stupid Apr 7 #23
Not exactly AZ8theist Apr 7 #32
Incomplete and inaccurate description. onenote Apr 7 #39
I am so sick of comments like "This is not normal." Trueblue Texan Apr 7 #14
This is and always has been (at least in the past 65 years) the Republican Party Bluestocking Apr 7 #28
If Democratic leadership called for a general strike crud Apr 7 #19
How about writing a letter to the military to remind them these are illegal orders? Escurumbele Apr 7 #25
With many on the far right now calling for his removal along with the Democrats, it really shouldn't be that tall a Fil1957 Apr 7 #26
Fox News is right now putting on talking heads defending the war and Trump. SunSeeker Apr 7 #29
Fox Propagandists bdamomma Apr 7 #44
If you have a Republican Senator, demand they make a public statement in support of removal NOW! pat_k Apr 7 #30
JD Vance is not doing his job, and neither are Republicans in Congress. ShazzieB Apr 7 #31
Unless 2/3 of the House and Senate concurs, it won't happen. onenote Apr 7 #40
Good question. ShazzieB Apr 8 #46
Maybe this is the deal to make SomedayKindaLove Apr 7 #33
Removed. twodogsbarking Apr 7 #34
I vote for ELIMINATION vs removal. NoMoreRepugs Apr 7 #35
The statement is certainly having the effect he wanted. BlueTsunami2018 Apr 7 #37
Yes! SheltieLover Apr 7 #38
The House bdamomma Apr 7 #41
POS belongs in a cage. dalton99a Apr 7 #43
Well bdamomma Apr 7 #45
K&R betsuni Apr 8 #47
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