Could the 25th Amendment Be Used to Oust Trump?: QuickTake

How could a sitting US president be legally removed from office? Most people have heard of impeachment, a power granted to (and rarely used by) the US Congress. But there’s also the 25th amendment to the US Constitution, which provides an avenue for a president to be removed under extraordinary circumstances by his or her own leadership team. A handful of Democratic lawmakers have advocated the amendment’s use to unseat President Donald Trump over what they consider his erratic behavior regarding Greenland. Using the amendment against Trump also came up during his first term.

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