Full story here: Donald Trump’s madcap threat to destroy Iran’s “whole civilisation” sent shudders down spines in Washington. Armageddon has been averted for now, but the chatter about invoking the 25th Amendment of the US Constitution to remove the US President [on grounds of mental instability continues](https://inews.co.uk/opinion/trumps-lack-of-sanity-staring-us-in-face-4345516?ico=in-line_link).
This isn’t just a parlour game. Military leaders and cabinet members will have been privately examining their consciences and asking themselves just how far they would cross their own moral boundaries for Trump. Democrats have been publicly clamouring for the removal of the Mad King.
But I never thought I would hear Alex Jones of *Infowars*, a conspiracy theorist and one of the original Make America Great Again stars, accuse Trump of behaving like a “supervillain” and ask, “How do we 25th amendment his ass?”
This law allows power to be transferred to the Vice President if a sitting President is physically or mentally incapable of performing his job. Let’s be clear. To topple Trump in the present circumstances would involve a coup. There is no way he would transfer power to JD Vance voluntarily.
But there is a war raging inside the Maga movement that could ultimately bring Trump down. Right-wing influencers with the biggest bullhorns – Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Megyn Kelly and Jones – are treating the President like a spent force and jostling for a future without him.
Recognising this threat, Trump is striving mightily against being perceived as a lame duck. Instead of letting these attacks bounce off him, he retaliated with a furious tirade on Truth Social, blasting the gang of four for being a bunch of has-beens and losers.
“They have one thing in common, Low IQs,” Trump raged. “They’re NUT JOBS, TROUBLEMAKERS, and will say anything necessary for some ‘free’ and cheap publicity.”
That’s probably the sanest thing Trump has said for a while. A peeved Jones shot back: “The new Trump is a rotting husk of the old Trump,” claiming the President had changed, not him. But what Jones really meant is that the US public has changed its mind about Trump.
If nothing else, these four “nut jobs” know their audiences. Together, they have a huge digital reach and over 10 million YouTube subscribers reaching deep into the Magasphere. If they think they’ll get more clicks by dumping on Trump than by sucking up to him, they are making a rational commercial decision.
The latest YouGov/*Economist* opinion poll shows 56 per cent of voters disapprove of Trump’s performance compared to 37 per cent who approve. But you don’t need to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. Trump is isolated in the Oval Office as well as in the Magasphere.
Cabinet members and military advisers are running away from the Iran debacle as fast as they can. A riveting article in the *New York Times* about the origins of the war was full of granular detail from those with a seat at the top table [when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu](https://inews.co.uk/opinion/trump-netanyahus-downfalls-coming-both-know-4343960?ico=in-line_link) urged Trump to act.
CIA head John Ratcliffe allegedly called the Israeli assessment “farcical”. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly added, “It’s bullsh**.” Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Caine raised the potential risks. White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles had concerns. Vance, his would-be successor, was presented as a far-sighted war “sceptic”.
And now – [enter the mysterious Melania Trump](https://inews.co.uk/opinion/melania-blindsided-trump-epstein-life-worse-4346998?ico=in-line_link), with a none-too-clear rationale for reviving the Jeffrey Epstein scandal her husband tried so hard to bury. Et tu, Melania? The President claimed to be blindsided by the US First Lady’s decision to stand behind a podium and declare, “The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today.”
It’s worth remembering that Trump can be at his best with his back to the wall. The Democrats should beware of endorsing calls to invoke the 25th Amendment against Trump, instead of beating him at the ballot box. They are a reminder of the destructive “lawfare” efforts to criminalise him, which only powered his comeback.
There is no realistic chance of invoking the 25th Amendment against Trump. But the ground is being prepared for a post-Trump future, which conceivably could come earlier than the end of his term in 2028.
Jones has spotted an opening – what he calls Trump’s “failing health”. There was a viral rumour over Easter weekend that the President was seriously unwell and being treated at Walter Reed hospital. It wasn’t true. But it is obvious he isn’t in peak health. He is almost 80, suffers from chronic venous insufficiency, which causes swelling and bruising, and, as mentioned, there is increased speculation about his cognitive abilities.
Jones asked a guest on his show, lawyer Robert Barnes, how Trump could be removed without the 25th Amendment. “Tackle Trump, let him pretend he’s President and publicly report that he’s going through a health issue, and Vance take over,” Barnes replied. “It literally needs to be something like that. It’s that bad.”
Over the top? Yes. There won’t be any conspiratorial nonsense about pretending he’s still President. But the state of Trump’s health may ultimately serve as America’s most likely off-ramp from a dangerously off-the-rails Commander-in-Chief.
FunkyButtFumblin on
I’ve heard this before. Many times.
Available-Trouble648 on
I’ll believe it when I see it. I have always been told that people who get imprisoned for sexually abusing children have a particularly hard time in lock up. It’s depressing to think that the overall prison population has a stricter ethical code than the US citizenship.
RampantHedgehog on
This has been said before and no it isn’t happening.
He’s bringing himself down by starting wars and not bringing consumer prices down – two things he campaigned on.
belisario262 on
well, essentially after Jan 20th he’s disposable, so I guess that tracks
Virtual-Squirrel-725 on
If there is one skill of Donald Trump no one can question it is SURVIVAL.
There will never be anything from within MAGA that brings him down.
mosesoperandi on
Is it too much to ask for him to just shit himself so badly in real time on national television that they have to cart him off stage?
I just feel like this is a minimal ask at this point.
It’s not impeachable or anything but at least it would be a meme, and I think we could all use a good meme right about now.
LordSiravant on
It’s not happening and everyone knows it. They wouldn’t dare rile up his base, since the whole reason they submit to his will is because they are afraid of that base because of its known penchant for violence.
PeopleB4Profit on
If the trump and murdoch families do not receive Nuremberg Style Public Trials, Incarcerations and Executions the world will burn! If trump gets off and leaves the White House and is not imprisoned or publicly executed under 18 U.S.C S 2381 for treason we lose our democracy and millions die. He does not have files he has all the DATA of the USA, that was downloaded to some AI or Data Farm and we have no idea where it is, who has access, how it is being used and the plan for it.
Heads MUST roll, including funders, authors, implementers and SUPREME COURT JUDGES!!
Citizens United and Project 2025 are “Acts of War” and need to be treated this way. They are not differences in political opinion, it is a well-funded, well-organized Project with the goal of “destroying every democratic organization, every democracy and all democracy supporting people in the world”!
Elijandou on
All US citizens need to be calling their congress and senate representatives telling them to support those invoking the 25th amendment. Everyone call them!!
Novel_Quote8017 on
been there, seen that. I don’t believe you.
CJDistasio on
“This time for sure.” (But the media secretly LOVES having him in office cause they make a ton of money writing and reporting about how batshit crazy he is, so they’ll never chase any substantial leaks that would actually trigger removal from office.)
It just feels like I’ve been reading the same bullshit since 2015 about Trump and nothing ever happens. Except for the brief four year break when Biden was in office.
unique_name5 on
Nonsense.
That party of freaks will never turn on their cult leader. They’re with him to the bitter end.
BloodNinja2012 on
Hey Charlie Brown, kick this football
Ok-Annual50 on
8647 ASAP
DawnSignals on
Guys stop upvoting this
AreYouDoneNow on
Rubbish, of course.
Even if enough cabinet members agreed to invoke the 25th, it needs congress to ratify it, and they will protect Trump as they protected him from Epstein and protected him from the consequences of all of his other crimes.
So he’d be back as POTUS within a week.
UnguentSlather on
Well, fuckin hop to it then.
Wander_Globe on
This is the story every second day and nothing will ever happen. Maga is too much of a cult and they carry enough vote to frighten even the most moderate of republicans. Trump either gets voted out, dies in office (most probable) or continues to deteriorate taking the republican brand with him (preferable).
americanspirit64 on
Just another Ad using Trumps image to sell a subscription.
Dat_Harass on
Plot?
Edit: Like he’s just over there being a normal fucking president and not a complete criminal in the middle of losing his mind. If anyone’s plotting it’s the Epstein class, all those project 2025 folks and the grift growing from mega churches.
Kulban on
About the only thing I can cheer for and have faith in is cholesterol.
AttyMAL on
Can we all just agree to downvoted stupid ass articles like this and get them off this sub? Or better yet, just start flat out banning every website that runs articles like these?
TehWackyWolf on
Lmao. This one will do it.
Holden_Coalfield on
has it
max_mou on
keep dreaming… this is article number 1000 this week about it
Msink on
Not the first time, and won’t be the last time. Nothing has happened before and no reason to expect any change this time around.
Hucklet on
I couldn’t open the article but let me guess, his support is down to 32%
pumpkinspicecum on
i’ve read headlines like this a million times over the past decade
Aldren on
Unless Vance wants an early promotion then nothing will happen
daizzy999 on
Not fast enough
notsotigerwoods18 on
You dont need a plot. Just prosecute him for his crimes, in other words, just do your damn job
unidentifiable1122 on
Guys stop negating in the comments this is manifestation
oneofyallfarted on
Where?? Is the plot in the room with us right now?? Because I’m not seeing or hearing it.
ammbo on
Any site that talks about the 25th amendment as a viable means of removing trump is not a credible source of news.
MKUltra-Trial on
There shouldn’t need to be a fucking plot or plan.
Trump is unfit and our government checks and balances aren’t sufficient for today’s world. And the blood sucking lawyers who concoct new definitions to collect their paycheck make it all possible.
We have a team of press people who interpret Trump’s plain English to mean something other than what he said.
kittyonkeyboards on
They’re going to bury him in strongly worded letters like Harry Potter.
Crafty_Ish1973 on
I’ve been hearing this lie since 2016. Republicans have zero incentive to get rid of him. He’s giving them the regressive policies and open bigotry they’ve been dreaming about since Reagan.
RedofPaw on
“Plot” implies it is not the necessary actions of ligitimate deocratic process.
we_are_sex_bobomb on
If Mike Johnson is still speaker of the house, then no, the plot to bring down Trump has not begun.
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Full story here: Donald Trump’s madcap threat to destroy Iran’s “whole civilisation” sent shudders down spines in Washington. Armageddon has been averted for now, but the chatter about invoking the 25th Amendment of the US Constitution to remove the US President [on grounds of mental instability continues](https://inews.co.uk/opinion/trumps-lack-of-sanity-staring-us-in-face-4345516?ico=in-line_link).
This isn’t just a parlour game. Military leaders and cabinet members will have been privately examining their consciences and asking themselves just how far they would cross their own moral boundaries for Trump. Democrats have been publicly clamouring for the removal of the Mad King.
But I never thought I would hear Alex Jones of *Infowars*, a conspiracy theorist and one of the original Make America Great Again stars, accuse Trump of behaving like a “supervillain” and ask, “How do we 25th amendment his ass?”
This law allows power to be transferred to the Vice President if a sitting President is physically or mentally incapable of performing his job. Let’s be clear. To topple Trump in the present circumstances would involve a coup. There is no way he would transfer power to JD Vance voluntarily.
But there is a war raging inside the Maga movement that could ultimately bring Trump down. Right-wing influencers with the biggest bullhorns – Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Megyn Kelly and Jones – are treating the President like a spent force and jostling for a future without him.
Recognising this threat, Trump is striving mightily against being perceived as a lame duck. Instead of letting these attacks bounce off him, he retaliated with a furious tirade on Truth Social, blasting the gang of four for being a bunch of has-beens and losers.
“They have one thing in common, Low IQs,” Trump raged. “They’re NUT JOBS, TROUBLEMAKERS, and will say anything necessary for some ‘free’ and cheap publicity.”
That’s probably the sanest thing Trump has said for a while. A peeved Jones shot back: “The new Trump is a rotting husk of the old Trump,” claiming the President had changed, not him. But what Jones really meant is that the US public has changed its mind about Trump.
If nothing else, these four “nut jobs” know their audiences. Together, they have a huge digital reach and over 10 million YouTube subscribers reaching deep into the Magasphere. If they think they’ll get more clicks by dumping on Trump than by sucking up to him, they are making a rational commercial decision.
The latest YouGov/*Economist* opinion poll shows 56 per cent of voters disapprove of Trump’s performance compared to 37 per cent who approve. But you don’t need to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. Trump is isolated in the Oval Office as well as in the Magasphere.
Cabinet members and military advisers are running away from the Iran debacle as fast as they can. A riveting article in the *New York Times* about the origins of the war was full of granular detail from those with a seat at the top table [when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu](https://inews.co.uk/opinion/trump-netanyahus-downfalls-coming-both-know-4343960?ico=in-line_link) urged Trump to act.
CIA head John Ratcliffe allegedly called the Israeli assessment “farcical”. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly added, “It’s bullsh**.” Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Caine raised the potential risks. White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles had concerns. Vance, his would-be successor, was presented as a far-sighted war “sceptic”.
And now – [enter the mysterious Melania Trump](https://inews.co.uk/opinion/melania-blindsided-trump-epstein-life-worse-4346998?ico=in-line_link), with a none-too-clear rationale for reviving the Jeffrey Epstein scandal her husband tried so hard to bury. Et tu, Melania? The President claimed to be blindsided by the US First Lady’s decision to stand behind a podium and declare, “The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today.”
It’s worth remembering that Trump can be at his best with his back to the wall. The Democrats should beware of endorsing calls to invoke the 25th Amendment against Trump, instead of beating him at the ballot box. They are a reminder of the destructive “lawfare” efforts to criminalise him, which only powered his comeback.
Vance has been dispatched to Pakistan to lead the precarious peace talks with Iran. He will be under no illusions that Trump [will pin the blame on him should they fail](https://inews.co.uk/news/world/jd-vance-needs-deal-survive-if-he-wants-to-be-president-4343974?srsltid=AfmBOoqpXP0srvWhaZ9d7xxr8RJ8qNzRVGJI5nz4njYoDHs_CFrZJNc2&ico=in-line_link). If anything proves that Trump is still mentally sharp, it is his shrewd attempt to dump difficult problems on his ambitious Vice-President.
There is no realistic chance of invoking the 25th Amendment against Trump. But the ground is being prepared for a post-Trump future, which conceivably could come earlier than the end of his term in 2028.
Jones has spotted an opening – what he calls Trump’s “failing health”. There was a viral rumour over Easter weekend that the President was seriously unwell and being treated at Walter Reed hospital. It wasn’t true. But it is obvious he isn’t in peak health. He is almost 80, suffers from chronic venous insufficiency, which causes swelling and bruising, and, as mentioned, there is increased speculation about his cognitive abilities.
Jones asked a guest on his show, lawyer Robert Barnes, how Trump could be removed without the 25th Amendment. “Tackle Trump, let him pretend he’s President and publicly report that he’s going through a health issue, and Vance take over,” Barnes replied. “It literally needs to be something like that. It’s that bad.”
Over the top? Yes. There won’t be any conspiratorial nonsense about pretending he’s still President. But the state of Trump’s health may ultimately serve as America’s most likely off-ramp from a dangerously off-the-rails Commander-in-Chief.
I’ve heard this before. Many times.
I’ll believe it when I see it. I have always been told that people who get imprisoned for sexually abusing children have a particularly hard time in lock up. It’s depressing to think that the overall prison population has a stricter ethical code than the US citizenship.
This has been said before and no it isn’t happening.
He’s bringing himself down by starting wars and not bringing consumer prices down – two things he campaigned on.
well, essentially after Jan 20th he’s disposable, so I guess that tracks
If there is one skill of Donald Trump no one can question it is SURVIVAL.
There will never be anything from within MAGA that brings him down.
Is it too much to ask for him to just shit himself so badly in real time on national television that they have to cart him off stage?
I just feel like this is a minimal ask at this point.
It’s not impeachable or anything but at least it would be a meme, and I think we could all use a good meme right about now.
It’s not happening and everyone knows it. They wouldn’t dare rile up his base, since the whole reason they submit to his will is because they are afraid of that base because of its known penchant for violence.
If the trump and murdoch families do not receive Nuremberg Style Public Trials, Incarcerations and Executions the world will burn! If trump gets off and leaves the White House and is not imprisoned or publicly executed under 18 U.S.C S 2381 for treason we lose our democracy and millions die. He does not have files he has all the DATA of the USA, that was downloaded to some AI or Data Farm and we have no idea where it is, who has access, how it is being used and the plan for it.
Heads MUST roll, including funders, authors, implementers and SUPREME COURT JUDGES!!
Citizens United and Project 2025 are “Acts of War” and need to be treated this way. They are not differences in political opinion, it is a well-funded, well-organized Project with the goal of “destroying every democratic organization, every democracy and all democracy supporting people in the world”!
All US citizens need to be calling their congress and senate representatives telling them to support those invoking the 25th amendment. Everyone call them!!
been there, seen that. I don’t believe you.
“This time for sure.” (But the media secretly LOVES having him in office cause they make a ton of money writing and reporting about how batshit crazy he is, so they’ll never chase any substantial leaks that would actually trigger removal from office.)
It just feels like I’ve been reading the same bullshit since 2015 about Trump and nothing ever happens. Except for the brief four year break when Biden was in office.
Nonsense.
That party of freaks will never turn on their cult leader. They’re with him to the bitter end.
Hey Charlie Brown, kick this football
8647 ASAP
Guys stop upvoting this
Rubbish, of course.
Even if enough cabinet members agreed to invoke the 25th, it needs congress to ratify it, and they will protect Trump as they protected him from Epstein and protected him from the consequences of all of his other crimes.
So he’d be back as POTUS within a week.
Well, fuckin hop to it then.
This is the story every second day and nothing will ever happen. Maga is too much of a cult and they carry enough vote to frighten even the most moderate of republicans. Trump either gets voted out, dies in office (most probable) or continues to deteriorate taking the republican brand with him (preferable).
Just another Ad using Trumps image to sell a subscription.
Plot?
Edit: Like he’s just over there being a normal fucking president and not a complete criminal in the middle of losing his mind. If anyone’s plotting it’s the Epstein class, all those project 2025 folks and the grift growing from mega churches.
About the only thing I can cheer for and have faith in is cholesterol.
Can we all just agree to downvoted stupid ass articles like this and get them off this sub? Or better yet, just start flat out banning every website that runs articles like these?
Lmao. This one will do it.
has it
keep dreaming… this is article number 1000 this week about it
Not the first time, and won’t be the last time. Nothing has happened before and no reason to expect any change this time around.
I couldn’t open the article but let me guess, his support is down to 32%
i’ve read headlines like this a million times over the past decade
Unless Vance wants an early promotion then nothing will happen
Not fast enough
You dont need a plot. Just prosecute him for his crimes, in other words, just do your damn job
Guys stop negating in the comments this is manifestation
Where?? Is the plot in the room with us right now?? Because I’m not seeing or hearing it.
Any site that talks about the 25th amendment as a viable means of removing trump is not a credible source of news.
There shouldn’t need to be a fucking plot or plan.
Trump is unfit and our government checks and balances aren’t sufficient for today’s world. And the blood sucking lawyers who concoct new definitions to collect their paycheck make it all possible.
We have a team of press people who interpret Trump’s plain English to mean something other than what he said.
They’re going to bury him in strongly worded letters like Harry Potter.
I’ve been hearing this lie since 2016. Republicans have zero incentive to get rid of him. He’s giving them the regressive policies and open bigotry they’ve been dreaming about since Reagan.
“Plot” implies it is not the necessary actions of ligitimate deocratic process.
If Mike Johnson is still speaker of the house, then no, the plot to bring down Trump has not begun.