Democrats Who Pushed Use of 25th Amendment On Trump Suddenly Quiet

Several top Democrats, previously vocal about using the 25th Amendment to remove former President Trump from office, have chosen to remain silent on whether the same Amendment should be activated to remove President Biden, despite suggestions from some Republicans.

The 25th Amendment allows the vice president and executive cabinet to determine a president’s fitness for office, a topic Democrats pushed during Trump’s tenure due to reasons like the Capitol riot.

Key figures like Pelosi, Waters, and Schumer promoted measures involving the 25th Amendment against Trump, emphasizing the need for a formal process for future presidents’ removal if “incapacitated.”

“It’s long past time,” Rep. Maxine Waters said regarding the triggering of the Amendment in 2020.

“This is not about President Trump,” Rep. Nancy Pelosi said at the time. “He will face the judgment of the voters, but he shows the need for us to create a process for future presidents.”

“Congress has a constitutional duty to lay out the process by which a president’s incapacity and the president of any party is determined. This bill honors the duty by creating a standing commission of top former executive officials and medical experts selected in a bipartisan, bicameral way. A president’s fitness for office must be determined by science and facts. This legislation applies to future presidents, but we are reminded by the necessity of action by the health of the current president,” she said.

“Since January, President Trump has thrown our country into chaos at every turn,” Rep. Jamie Raskin said in 2017.

“For the security of our people and the safety of the Republic, we need to set up the ‘body’ called for in the 25th Amendment. The President can fire his entire Cabinet for asking the same question tens of millions of Americans are asking at their dinner tables, but he cannot fire Congress or the expert body we set up under the Constitution. At a moment of unprecedented presidential chaos, the Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity is essential, urgently needed and indispensable.”

In contrast, after Biden’s debated performance sparked concerns, some Republicans have raised the prospect of invoking the 25th Amendment due to worries about his cognitive abilities, despite assertions from the White House and Biden’s campaign that he remains fit to continue as president.

“Over the past 3 years, it has become painfully clear that our inaugurated President has slipped into a rapid decline,” Rep. Clay Higgins said.

“As a Christian principled nation, We the People must revere our elders and shelter them from unnecessary struggle and anguish. The 25th Amendment allows America to respond to this moment of crisis by gently removing President Biden from the world’s most powerful elected position. It’s the right thing to do, the Christian thing to do.”