Trump’s behavior surrounding the war in Iran has changed the priorities of Democrats in the House of Representatives.
Throughout Trump’s first year in office, House Democratic leaders have emphasized that dealing with affordability and inflation are the key issues they have focused on, but Democrats are receiving an overwhelming number of calls from their constituents, and members themselves are outraged by Trump’s behavior.
House Democrats cannot invoke the 25th Amendment on their own, but they are exploring their options.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries gave ground to his supporters today and announced a 25th Amendment briefing on Friday, led by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.). … The time it takes for Democratic leadership to give in to lawmakers’ hyped-up demands is getting shorter and shorter.
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A year ago, Dems were furious with Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) for introducing articles of impeachment.
But the taboo surrounding impeaching Trump has been thrown out the window, and calls for the 25th Amendment have returned.
More than 85 Democrats had called for Trump’s impeachment last night.
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There is tremendous fear in the country over Trump’s insane threats to commit war crimes,” said Raskin, who has publicly called for the invocation of the 25th Amendment.
“The Constitution is not perfectly designed for an emergency like this, but the 25th Amendment is absolutely the closest option for a federal response,” Raskin said.
There are challenges to invoking the 25th Amendment.
