Calls for President Trump's removal from office reached a fever pitch among congressional Democrats on Tuesday after he threatened that 'a whole civilization will die tonight' in a post about Iran.
Lawmakers are openly floating impeachment or even removal via the 25th Amendment — a far cry from the strict taboo around such procedures at the start of Trump's second term.
With the Democratic grassroots increasingly raging at what they see as corruption and constitutional violations by the Trump administration, their allies on Capitol Hill have warmed to more drastic methods.
Trump's strikes on Venezuela and now Iran this year have galvanized Democratic lawmakers around measures like impeachment.
Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), the Iranian American president of House Democrats' freshman class, was the first out of the gate on Monday following Trump's threat of 'Hell' for Iran on Easter Sunday.
'The 25th Amendment exists for a reason; his Cabinet should use it. The fate of U.S. troops, the Iranian people, and the very foundation of our global system are at stake,' she said in a statement.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said in a post on X: 'This is not ok. Invoke the 25th amendment. Impeach. Remove. This unhinged lunatic must be removed from office.'
Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.) also said in a post on X: 'It is past time to impeach and/or invoke the 25th Amendment. Republicans must put country over blind loyalty to one man.'
Dozens more Democrats called for Trump's ouster on Tuesday after he posted on Truth Social: 'A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.'
By Tuesday afternoon more than 50 House Democrats — along with Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) — had called for the president's removal through impeachment or the 25th Amendment.
Among them were Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.), Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), Sarah McBride (D-Del.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.).
The 25th Amendment to the Constitution allows the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet to temporarily remove a president who is 'unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.'
The removal would then have to be sustained by a vote of two-thirds of each chamber of Congress.
What we're hearing: Rank-and-file lawmakers are coordinating on potential organized action, two senior House Democrats and a senior aide familiar with the matter told Axios.
One of the senior House Democrats told Axios there are 'rumblings' about forcing an impeachment vote against Trump or sending a letter to the Cabinet urging them to invoke the 25th Amendment.
Those conversations have not yet reached the leadership level, according to the sources.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and other top Democrats have focused their attention on forcing an Iran war powers vote later this month.
Calls for President Trump's removal from office reached a fever pitch among congressional Democrats on Tuesday after he threatened that 'a whole civilization will die tonight' in a post about Iran.
Lawmakers are openly floating impeachment or even removal via the 25th Amendment — a far cry from the strict taboo around such procedures at the start of Trump's second term.
With the Democratic grassroots increasingly raging at what they see as corruption and constitutional violations by the Trump administration, their allies on Capitol Hill have warmed to more drastic methods.
Trump's strikes on Venezuela and now Iran this year have galvanized Democratic lawmakers around measures like impeachment.
Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), the Iranian American president of House Democrats' freshman class, was the first out of the gate on Monday following Trump's threat of 'Hell' for Iran on Easter Sunday.
'The 25th Amendment exists for a reason; his Cabinet should use it. The fate of U.S. troops, the Iranian people, and the very foundation of our global system are at stake,' she said in a statement.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said in a post on X: 'This is not ok. Invoke the 25th amendment. Impeach. Remove. This unhinged lunatic must be removed from office.'
Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.) also said in a post on X: 'It is past time to impeach and/or invoke the 25th Amendment. Republicans must put country over blind loyalty to one man.'
Dozens more Democrats called for Trump's ouster on Tuesday after he posted on Truth Social: 'A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.'
By Tuesday afternoon more than 50 House Democrats — along with Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) — had called for the president's removal through impeachment or the 25th Amendment.
Among them were Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.), Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), Sarah McBride (D-Del.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.).
The 25th Amendment to the Constitution allows the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet to temporarily remove a president who is 'unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.'
The removal would then have to be sustained by a vote of two-thirds of each chamber of Congress.
What we're hearing: Rank-and-file lawmakers are coordinating on potential organized action, two senior House Democrats and a senior aide familiar with the matter told Axios.
One of the senior House Democrats told Axios there are 'rumblings' about forcing an impeachment vote against Trump or sending a letter to the Cabinet urging them to invoke the 25th Amendment.
Those conversations have not yet reached the leadership level, according to the sources.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and other top Democrats have focused their attention on forcing an Iran war powers vote later this month.
Calls for President Trump's removal from office reached a fever pitch among congressional Democrats on Tuesday after he threatened that 'a whole civilization will die tonight' in a post about Iran.
Lawmakers are openly floating impeachment or even removal via the 25th Amendment — a far cry from the strict taboo around such procedures at the start of Trump's second term.
With the Democratic grassroots increasingly raging at what they see as corruption and constitutional violations by the Trump administration, their allies on Capitol Hill have warmed to more drastic methods.
Trump's strikes on Venezuela and now Iran this year have galvanized Democratic lawmakers around measures like impeachment.
Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), the Iranian American president of House Democrats' freshman class, was the first out of the gate on Monday following Trump's threat of 'Hell' for Iran on Easter Sunday.
'The 25th Amendment exists for a reason; his Cabinet should use it. The fate of U.S. troops, the Iranian people, and the very foundation of our global system are at stake,' she said in a statement.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said in a post on X: 'This is not ok. Invoke the 25th amendment. Impeach. Remove. This unhinged lunatic must be removed from office.'
Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.) also said in a post on X: 'It is past time to impeach and/or invoke the 25th Amendment. Republicans must put country over blind loyalty to one man.'
Dozens more Democrats called for Trump's ouster on Tuesday after he posted on Truth Social: 'A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.'
By Tuesday afternoon more than 50 House Democrats — along with Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) — had called for the president's removal through impeachment or the 25th Amendment.
Among them were Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.), Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), Sarah McBride (D-Del.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.).
The 25th Amendment to the Constitution allows the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet to temporarily remove a president who is 'unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.'
The removal would then have to be sustained by a vote of two-thirds of each chamber of Congress.
What we're hearing: Rank-and-file lawmakers are coordinating on potential organized action, two senior House Democrats and a senior aide familiar with the matter told Axios.
One of the senior House Democrats told Axios there are 'rumblings' about forcing an impeachment vote against Trump or sending a letter to the Cabinet urging them to invoke the 25th Amendment.
Those conversations have not yet reached the leadership level, according to the sources.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and other top Democrats have focused their attention on forcing an Iran war powers vote later this month.
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