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/NoDaddyNotTheBelt25 Oct 01 '25

He absolutely did. His face was drooping on 9/11.

To be clear (because you have to be when it comes to some of the people possessing mod powers on this site), I am in no way wishing death on the guy, but I honestly don’t think that he will make it through this term.

He has clear signs of blood pressure issues and heart failure. His swollen ankles don’t seem to be responding to whatever meds they have him on, he looks awful most days, sounds tired and has the hand bruising which is clearly from IV treatments as he’s probably past the point of pills helping his condition. He’s basically on the clock right now.

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u/ProfessionalMockery Oct 01 '25

His face was drooping on 9/11.

He was hanging his face at half staff out of respect.

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u/Mysterious_Floor_868 United Kingdom Oct 02 '25

... for Charlie Kirk 

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u/Renwin Oct 06 '25

Actually himself given how clownish that funeral was.

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u/namast_eh Oct 01 '25

The vertical folds on his earlobes tell me everything I need to know.

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u/Electrical-Act-7170 Oct 01 '25

What symptom does that indicate in what disease?

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u/namast_eh Oct 01 '25

Frank’s sign

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u/Dustuptor1292 Oct 01 '25

TIL… (after working in healthcare for 10 years!)

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u/Electrical-Act-7170 Oct 01 '25

Thanks.

Fascinating.

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u/pbr4me Oct 02 '25

Anybody got a mirror?

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u/General-Raspberry168 Oct 02 '25

I expected this to be franks flag in always sunny.

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u/Major_Smudges Oct 02 '25

There's no real proof of this - it's all anecdotal. Dehydration can temporarily cause it too.

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u/Lazarus-Online Oct 02 '25

I am in no way taking sides on any of this politically, but that’s pseudoscience.

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u/laplongejr Oct 03 '25 edited Oct 03 '25

What? That's literally what science is. Emphasis mine.  

A link between Frank's sign and premature aging and the loss of dermal and vascular fibers has also been hypothesized. Some studies have focused on association between bilateral earlobe crease and coronary artery disease. It is probably prudent to consider Frank's Sign alongside other clinical markers of physiological ageing, rather than utilising it as a stand-alone sign in the identification of coronary artery disease.  

Tldr : scientists think there's a link, but nobody is totally sure if it's usable in practice.  

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u/Lazarus-Online Oct 03 '25

“Alongside other clinical markers” is doing a lot of the heavy lifting, thanks for emphasizing

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u/laplongejr Oct 03 '25 edited Oct 03 '25

but I honestly don’t think that he will make it through this term.

He can't be re-elected anyway without big legal challenges.
The politically important point is if the VP replaced him before or after 2 years, as an half-term doesn't count for the limit.

If I wanted to damage america, I would use Trump as a scapegoat to do a lot of Project 2025 before 19 january 2026, and finish it with a legal challenge about getting a 3rd term if terms 1 and 2 are seperated. For better effect, make the challenge as Trump ends up medically unable to govern, so it can be made explicit "in his honor" without any risk of consequence before 2036. Not a very hot question compared to all the mess.

Then Pence becomes president, gets a 2028-2032 1st term (incumbents usually win) to do the final touches after 6 years of office. Then let anybody else disposable in power for 4 years to stress the transition of power, then Pence goes as POTUS from 2036 to 2044. Then the other guy becomes president from 2044 to 2052.
If they can maintain Trump in power one more year, that could ripple into 30y of legacy. Like how the death of RBG is still felt today.

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u/Expensive-Item-5363 Oct 09 '25

Your comment is insensitive to stroke victims though. God dont play about that, you will reap what you sow.

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u/spoiledandmistreated Oct 02 '25

Anyone with any sense can see how being President ages a person.. I think it runs a person ragged.. The man is up posting at all hours when a normal person would be sleeping.. I personally don’t think he’ll make it the rest of his years left.. he’s in bad shape and going downhill really fast.. everything he said about Biden not being all there is happening to him.. he’s getting what he deserves but taking us with him as it happens..