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House Speaker Mike Johnson called on President Joe Biden’s cabinet on Friday to invoke the 25th Amendment to the Constitution and remove the commander in chief from office given his troubling debate performance the night before.

Asked about Texas GOP Rep. Chip Roy’s plans to offer a House resolution calling upon Vice President Kamala Harris to take the lead in removing Biden, Johnson told reporters on Capitol Hill, “There’s a lot of people asking about the 25th Amendment, invoking the 25th Amendment right now because this is an alarming situation.”

“Our adversaries see the weakness in this White House as we all do. I take no pleasure in saying that. I think this is a very dangerous situation,” added the speaker, who is second in the line succession to the presidency behind the vice president.

Section 4 of the 25th Amendment provides that when the vice president and a majority of the cabinet determine the president is no longer fit to serve, the vice president immediately assumes the power of acting president.

The president then has an opportunity to refute the assessment in writing to Congress, requiring the vice president and the majority of the cabinet to reaffirm their decision, which then triggers a two-thirds vote requirement in both chambers to remove the president.

“I would ask the Cabinet members to search their hearts,” Johnson said, pointing out that Democrats are “panicking” after Biden’s debate performance. “I would be panicking too if I were a Democrat today and that was my nominee. I think they know they have a serious problem.”

“But it’s not just political. It’s not just the Democratic Party. It’s the entire country. We have a serious problem here, because we have a president who, by all appearances, is not up to the task,” the speaker said.

Should Biden be ousted under the 25th Amendment?

“And these are very dangerous times. This is a very serious moment in American history. And it needs to be regarded and handled as such. And we hope that they will do their duty, as we all seek to do our duty to do best for the American people,” Johnson said. “These are fateful moments.”

During Thursday night’s debate against former President Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, Biden lost his train of thought multiple times and made nonsensical statements at other moments.

One instance that received a lot of media coverage was when he gave a rambling, incoherent answer about healthcare ending with, “We finally beat Medicare.”

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At another point in the debate, Biden falsely claimed that no American soldiers have died on his watch.

“I’m the only president this century, that doesn’t have any, this decade, that doesn’t have any troops dying anywhere in the world, like [Trump] did,” he said.

On Friday, Deputy Defense Department Press Secretary Sabrina Singh acknowledged Biden’s statement was wrong.

“We have certainly had service members pass during this administration,” she said.

Singh mentioned three American service members died in a drone strike in Jordan in January believed to have been carried out by an Iranian-backed militia based in Iraq, according to The Guardian.

Additionally, two Navy SEALs died that same month while trying to board a ship carrying Iranian weapons to Yemen, The Associated Press reported.

The most high profile incident of American casualties on Biden’s watch was the deaths of 13 American troops in a suicide bomb blast during the precipitous withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.

At a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, Friday, Biden admitted he does not speak or debate as well as he used to.

But, he argued, “I know how to do this job. I know how to get things done.”

Former President Barack Obama came to Biden’s defense on Friday posting on X, “Bad debate nights happen. Trust me, I know,” referring to his poor first debate performance against then-GOP nominee Mitt Romney during the 2012 presidential race.

The New York Times reported Biden campaign officials said the president has no intention of stepping aside so Democrats can nominate another candidate and he does plan to debate Trump again on Sept. 10.


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Randy DeSoto has written more than 3,000 articles for The Western Journal since he began with the company in 2015. He is a graduate of West Point and Regent University School of Law. He is the author of the book "We Hold These Truths" and screenwriter of the political documentary "I Want Your Money."
Randy DeSoto wrote and was the assistant producer of the documentary film "I Want Your Money" about the perils of Big Government, comparing the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama. Randy is the author of the book "We Hold These Truths," which addresses how leaders have appealed to beliefs found in the Declaration of Independence at defining moments in our nation's history. He has been published in several political sites and newspapers.

Randy graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a BS in political science and Regent University School of Law with a juris doctorate.
Birthplace
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Nationality
American
Honors/Awards
Graduated dean's list from West Point
Education
United States Military Academy at West Point, Regent University School of Law
Books Written
We Hold These Truths
Professional Memberships
Virginia and Pennsylvania state bars
Location
Phoenix, Arizona
Languages Spoken
English
Topics of Expertise
Politics, Entertainment, Faith




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