Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida called on President Joe Biden’s Cabinet Thursday to invoke the 25th Amendment in response to special counsel Robert Hur’s revelations. report Regarding Biden’s deteriorating mental state.
“This report labels Biden as a ‘well-intentioned old man with a poor memory.’ That does not represent the person who should be the commander-in-chief of our military and the champion of American freedom.” Scott he said in a post to X.
“It’s time for his Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment,” he added.
The report categorizes Biden as a “well-meaning old man with a poor memory.”
It does not represent the person who should be the Commander-in-Chief of our military and the champion of American freedom. It’s time for his cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment. https://t.co/zFFTWnDAtI
— Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) February 8, 2024
Hsu decided not to prosecute Biden for mishandling classified documents, citing the president’s “severely limited” memory as influencing his decisions. Horrifying details in Xu’s report include that Biden “doesn’t remember when his son Beau died, even within a few years,” and that he has trouble remembering things from when he was vice president. It includes being present.
WATCH — Biden struggles to answer questions from White House reporters:
If the 25th Amendment is invoked, Biden will be removed from office and Vice President Kamala Harris will take his place. The 25th Amendment was proposed by Congress and ratified by the states, specifically after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. provide Procedures for replacing the president or vice president in the event of incapacity, resignation, removal, or death.
The only thing stopping them from invoking the 25th Amendment is Kamala Harris. https://t.co/fHXAqriVAR
— Scott Walker (@ScottWalker) February 8, 2024
The 25th Amendment: Already used The first time was in 1973, when President Richard Nixon nominated Gerald R. Ford (then a member of the House of Representatives) to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew. Less than a year later, when Nixon resigned and Ford took over as president, the 25th Amendment was reapplied. Ford then appointed Nelson Rockefeller as vice president.
Katherine Hamilton is a political reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow her at @thekat_Hamilton.
