Several Democratic congressmen, including Bernie SandersDonald Trump has questioned his mental acuity after he made an expletive-laden threat against Iran. The fiery rhetoric on Easter Sunday prompted some commentators to call for his impeachment, and some critics, including insiders and lawmakers, reportedly began calling for his impeachment to be considered. 25th Amendment Section 4.
“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day and Bridge Day in Iran. It’s all going to be in Iran. There’s nothing like it!!! Open the damn straits you crazy bastards or you’ll be living in hell – just watch! Praise be to Allah,” trump card wrote.
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Democrats criticize Trump
“This is the Easter Sunday statement from the President of the United States, one month after the war with Iran began,” Sen. Bernie Sanders wrote on X. “This is the ravings of a dangerous and mentally unbalanced man. Congress must act now. End this war.”
Another congressman from Vermont, Becca Balint, said on MS NOW’s “Weekend” program, “This is a sign to me that my Republican colleagues have accepted that there is no limit. No matter how unhinged he is and how unfit for office, they will continue to support this man.”
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Sen. Chris Murphy wrote: “If I were in the Trump Cabinet, I would be calling a constitutional lawyer on Easter to discuss the 25th Amendment. This is complete insanity. He has killed thousands. He will kill thousands more.”
Rep. Maxine Dexter called on Republicans to take action to “save our country.” DJT is clearly unfit for public office. His true social position is one of incomprehensible danger and insanity. The Republican Party is complicit and must wake up from its coma to save our country,” she wrote.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wrote: “Happy Easter, America. While you are heading to church to celebrate with friends and family, the President of the United States is ranting on social media like a deranged maniac. He threatens possible war crimes and alienates allies. This is him, but this is not us. Our country deserves better.”
Section 4 of the 25th Amendment allows the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet to declare the President “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.” If evoked, the Vice President immediately becomes Acting President, but this can be challenged by the President. Congress then needs to decide the matter by a two-thirds vote.
