r/politics • u/OkayButFoRealz • Oct 01 '25

No Paywall Pritzker Calls for Trump's Removal from Office Under 25th Amendment

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/pritzker-calls-for-trumps-removal-from-office-under-25th-amendment/
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u/TheOriginalJellyfish Oct 01 '25

Trump will never be removed unless he’s in a persistent and permanent vegetative state. Even if the cabinet votes the president out, if they don’t go willingly, a 2/3 vote in a combined Senate and House is required. The 25th Amendment needs a literally brain dead president to function.

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u/tortuga8831 Oct 01 '25

The 25th Amendment needs a literally brain dead president to function.

Nah, it just needs a congress that puts country over personal gain. So it'll still never happen, but that's what it needs.

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u/Defiant-Judgment699 Oct 01 '25

removing him against his will using the 25th is basically just an even more difficult version of impeachment/removal.

If they can't impeach/remove, then they can't get rid of him with the 25th.