President Donald Trump mimics firing a gun during a news conference in the White House briefing room about the war in Iran on April 6, 2026. | Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
The 25th Amendment is having a moment.
According to a tally by NBC News, over 70 Democratic lawmakers called for President Donald Trump’s Cabinet to invoke an obscure constitutional provision that would allow them to temporarily prevent Trump from acting as president, after Trump threatened to wipe out “a whole civilization” in Iran. (Trump has backed away from that threat, at least for now.)
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