House Speaker Mike Johnson has called on President Joe Biden’s cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove him from office following his troubling debate performance Thursday night.
Asked about Texas GOP Rep. Chip Roy’s plans to offer a House resolution urging Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the effort in removing Biden, Johnson told reporters on Capitol Hill, “There’s a lot of people asking about the 25th Amendment, invoking the 25th Amendment right now because this is an alarming situation.”
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“Our adversaries see the weakness in this White House as we all do. I take no pleasure in saying that. I think this is a very dangerous situation,” added the speaker, who is second in the line of succession to the presidency behind the vice president.
Section 4 of the 25th Amendment states that when the vice president and a majority of the cabinet determine the president is unfit to serve, the vice president immediately assumes the role of acting president. The president can refute the assessment in writing to Congress, requiring the vice president and the majority of the cabinet to reaffirm their decision. This then triggers a two-thirds vote requirement in both chambers to remove the president.
“I would ask the Cabinet members to search their hearts,” Johnson said, noting that Democrats are “panicking” after Biden’s debate performance. “I would be panicking too if I were a Democrat today and that was my nominee. I think they know they have a serious problem.”
“But it’s not just political. It’s not just the Democratic Party. It’s the entire country. We have a serious problem here, because we have a president who, by all appearances, is not up to the task,” Johnson said. “These are very dangerous times. This is a very serious moment in American history. And it needs to be regarded and handled as such. And we hope that they will do their duty, as we all seek to do our duty to do best for the American people,” Johnson added. “These are fateful moments.”
During Thursday night’s debate against former President Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, Biden lost his train of thought multiple times and made nonsensical statements at other moments.
