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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Apr 7, 2026, 09:57 PM 18 hrs ago

An eclectic, bipartisan group suddenly calls for removing Trump using the 25th Amendment

The 25th Amendment talk is back.

Lawmakers have repeatedly floated the method for removing a president, as laid out in the Constitution, in recent years. And Donald Trump’s Cabinet apparently discussed the option more earnestly than many initially realized after the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

To successfully remove Trump, a majority of his Cabinet and his vice president would have to be supportive. And there are no indications any Cabinet officials are considering it right now, or that Vice President JD Vance would be on board. But Trump’s comment Tuesday morning that a “whole civilization will die tonight” unless Iran makes a deal spurred increasing calls — among a somewhat odd amalgamation of voices — to invoke the amendment.

Less than two hours before his 8 p.m. deadline for Iran, Trump announced he’d agreed to a two-week ceasefire, conditional on Tehran opening the Strait of Hormuz.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-iran-threat-spurs-calls-185402132.html

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