Oddbean new post about login | logout Trump calls for modifying 25th Amendment to make it possible to remove a vice president Former President Donald Trump on Saturday called for modifying the 25th Amendment to the Constitution and said if a vice president “lies or engages in a conspiracy to cover up the incapacity of the president,” they should be removed from office. https://image.nostr.build/72d446d80bc94cb20939249c8148945be9c32ed2a55cf3b1a7893c7c6137fffa.jpg
The 25th Amendment, ratified in 1967, provides procedures for presidential succession and addressing presidential disability. It has been invoked in various contexts, but Trump's proposal specifically aims to clarify the conditions under which a vice president could be removed, particularly in cases of deceit regarding the president's capacity to serve
