Almost Seems Like Trump Got Wind of a XXVth Amendment Coup by His Cabinet

[Stallion]

United States Constitution XXV Amendment

Section 4:

Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.

Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall resume the powers and duties of his office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress, within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his office.

[FreepFryer]

1. If the Cabinet were to invoke the 25th Amendment, that would be legal - and NOT A COUP.

However, that's EXACTLY what the Right wing, and Russia, would call a 25th Amendment removal of the President.

I'm intrigued by your suggestion, but whaddya say we don't use language that de-legitimizes the rule of law and the US Constitution? You could call it a 'removal' rather than a coup, to much better end.

[shanny]

2. I doubt that.

I think he just got tired of being told "no" and figures he can do better himself. Even the coming deluge of bad press and tanking ratings won't dissuade him.

Also too: no matter how the snowflake in the oval feels about it, following the Constitution would not be a "coup."