7 months ago
Lawmaker Calls for Trump's Removal Under 25th Amendment
A lawmaker named Yassamin Ansari, who is a Democrat from Arizona, thinks that President Donald Trump should be removed from office right away.
She believes this because she thinks he is 'extremely mentally ill' and that this is putting people's lives at risk.
She wants the 25th Amendment to be used for this.
The 25th Amendment is a part of the US Constitution that explains what happens if the president or vice president can't do their job.
It was made after President John F Kennedy was assassinated.
Ansari thinks Trump is mentally ill because of a letter he wrote to the Prime Minister of Norway, where he said that not getting the Nobel Peace Prize made him feel he no longer had to think only about peace.
Yassamin Ansari, a Democrat from Arizona, called for President Donald Trump's removal under the 25th Amendment.
Ansari claims Trump is 'extremely mentally ill' and a risk to lives.
The 25th Amendment specifies procedures for presidential removal or incapacity.
Ansari cited Trump's letter to Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Store as evidence.
The 25th Amendment was ratified in 1967 after President John F Kennedy's assassination.
- Who
- Yassamin Ansari, a Democrat from Arizona
- What
- Called for the removal of President Donald Trump under the 25th Amendment
- Where
- United States
- When
- Not specified in the articles
- Why
- Believes Trump is 'extremely mentally ill' and a risk to lives
Key facts
- Lawmaker
- Yassamin Ansari
- Party
- Democrat
- State
- Arizona
- Amendment
- 25th Amendment
- Reason for Removal
- Mental Illness
- Inciting Event
- Trump's Letter to Norwegian PM
- Amendment Ratification Year
- 1967
- Amendment Purpose
- Specifies procedures for presidential removal or incapacity
Quotes
Timothy Noah
Staff writer for The New Republic
“The worst thing Cabinet secretaries can do right now is pretend a President who threatens war against NATO because… he didn't win the Nobel Peace Prize is even minimally competent mentally and does not require rapid activation of the 25th Amendment.”
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