Former President Donald Trump shared over the weekend that he would support “modifying” the 25th Amendment, but what would he be looking to do?
The 25th Amendment deals with presidential disability and succession, laying the path for how presidential powers will be transferred and to whom should the president die, resign, or be removed from office by impeachment.
Trump noted he would be willing to expand it to allow for the ousting of a U.S. vice president who “lies or engages in a conspiracy to cover up the incapacity of the president of the United States.”
Trump shared his ideas with his supporters in Mosinee, Wisconsin, noting that “if you do that with a coverup of the president of the United States, it’s grounds for impeachment immediately and removal from office because that’s what they did.”
The idea from Trump is part of his latest round of attacks on Democratic nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris, who the former president has accused of covering up President Joe Biden’s mental state following his debate debacle in June.
After the debate, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) called for Biden to be removed through the 25th Amendment.
If Trump were to push forth ratifying an amendment to the Constitution, it would require the approval of three-fourths of state legislatures.