Rep. Chip Roy of Texas is plotting to remove President Biden from office under the 25th Amendment to the Constitution.
A Texas lawmaker introduced legislation this week calling on Vice President Kamala Harris to convene top Cabinet officials to jointly declare Biden ineligible to hold the presidency.
Roy introduced the resolution on Friday “calling on Vice President Kamala D. Harris to convene and mobilize key members of the Executive Branch of the Cabinet to invoke Section 4 of the 25th Amendment to the Constitution and declare that President Joseph R. Biden is unable to discharge his duties and to immediately exercise his powers as Acting President.”
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President Joe Biden takes the stage during the first presidential debate of the 2024 presidential election against former President Donald Trump at CNN studios in Atlanta, Georgia. (Kevin D. Lyles for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
The resolution argues that Biden has “repeatedly and publicly demonstrated his inability to carry out the powers and duties of the President, including the powers and duties of Commander in Chief.”
Article 4 of the 25th Amendment to the Constitution gives the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet the power to determine whether the President is fit to continue in office.
Biden is facing intense backlash after a terrible performance in Thursday’s debate, in which he was visibly confused, his mouth agape and repeatedly unable to finish sentences.
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US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump participated in the first presidential debate at CNN studios in Atlanta, Georgia. (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Biden appeared tired and unfocused at times during the 90-minute duel with Trump, with Trump at one point retorting, “I have no idea what I said at the end of that sentence. I don’t think he knows what he said.”
Despite Biden’s overwhelming victories in the states, some Democrats are floating the idea of a last-minute withdrawal from the Democratic primary.
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US President Joe Biden spoke at a post-debate rally in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Alison Joyce/Getty Images)
Such a radical move would surely lead to legal battles, voter confusion and a last-ditch scramble to find a new candidate to connect with the American people.
Republicans have long questioned the president’s mental competence, only to have their arguments dismissed by the mainstream media and political establishment, and so they see this as vindication.
