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Trump’s gone too far: Invoke the 25th Amendment before it’s too late (thehill.com)

submitted 4 hours ago by spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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On Easter morning, President Trump took to Truth Social and issued a statement that would have been unthinkable from any other modern American president. Just reading it was visceral: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran,” he wrote a little after 8 a.m. “Open the F–kin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell — JUST WATCH. Praise be to Allah.”

Strip away the shock value for a moment and consider what this represents in practical terms. This is not a stray remark at a rally. Nor was it a misstatement quickly corrected by staff. This is a public declaration, directed at a geopolitical adversary, during an active and escalating international crisis.

The 25th Amendment to the Constitution was not written for partisan convenience. It was designed for moments when the continuity and stability of executive decision-making come into question. Its purpose is not to punish a president but to protect the country.

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[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 hours ago

Agree entirely.

The whole plan is a series of fall guys and if someone becomes a liability, even if they’re the demagogue who pulled off the first part of the coup, they need to go.

The real problem people are behind the scenes (Heritage Foundation, Opus Dei). Replacing Trump with someone who is less polarizing and a more experienced politician (Vance) would be devastating.