{"id":2171814,"date":"2024-02-08T21:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T02:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmakers-demand-bidens-cabinet-invoke-25th-amendment-to-remove-him-from-office\/"},"modified":"2024-02-08T21:08:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T02:08:35","slug":"gop-lawmakers-demand-bidens-cabinet-invoke-25th-amendment-to-remove-him-from-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmakers-demand-bidens-cabinet-invoke-25th-amendment-to-remove-him-from-office\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP lawmakers want Biden&#8217;s Cabinet to use the 25th Amendment to remove him from office"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-lawmakers-demand-bidens-cabinet-invoke-25th-amendment-to-remove-him-from-office%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2171814&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Republican Lawmakers Call \u2064for Invocation \u200cof 25th Amendment Following Report on Biden&#8217;s Memory<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Republican lawmakers are urging President Joe Biden&#8217;s Cabinet to invoke the 25th\u2064 Amendment\u200b after a report by special counsel Robert Hur revealed the president&#8217;s &#8220;significantly limited&#8221; memory.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The extensive report, released on Thursday, investigated\u2062 Biden&#8217;s handling of classified \u200bdocuments but did not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rebukes-rep-cheney-after-she-hints-at-making-criminal-referral\/\" title=\"Trump Rebukes Rep. Cheney After She Hints at Making Criminal Referral\">recommend criminal charges<\/a> against him. However, it did raise\u2064 concerns about his mental capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Citing the report as evidence, several Republican lawmakers are now calling on Biden&#8217;s Cabinet to declare him unfit to serve as president under the 25th Amendment.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;This report labels Biden as a &#8216;well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.&#8217;\u2064 That does not\u2062 describe someone who should be the Commander in Chief of our armed forces\u2062 and the defender of American freedoms. It&#8217;s time for his\u2064 cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment,&#8221; said Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) also expressed their support for invoking \u2063the 25th Amendment through separate social media posts. Lee questioned, &#8220;If ever\u2063 there were a time to invoke the 25th Amendment, wouldn&#8217;t that time be now?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Representative Marjorie \u2062Taylor Greene (R-GA) responded to a statement\u2064 from House GOP leadership, which described Biden\u2063 as &#8220;certainly unfit for the Oval Office.&#8221; Greene insisted \u2062that\u2063 the president should be removed either through the 25th Amendment or impeachment.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The Special Counsel&#8217;s report exposing that Joe Biden&#8217;s\u2062 mental decline\u200b is so severe that he cannot stand trial means he\u2062 is unfit for office. We must demand either the 25th Amendment be invoked or impeachment,&#8221; Greene emphasized.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Representative Mike Collins\u200b (R-GA) stated that there \u200bhas never been a stronger case for\u200b invoking the 25th Amendment than now. \u2063Representative Mary Miller (R-IL) called for Biden&#8217;s resignation and, \u2064if he refuses, for his Cabinet to invoke \u200cthe 25th Amendment.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;For the safety of our nation, Joe Biden must resign. He could \u2063not \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grinch-alert-not-even-christmas-spirit-can-get-joe-biden-to-recognize-his-7th-grandchild\/\" title=\"GRINCH ALERT: Not Even Christmas Spirit Can Get Joe Biden To Recognize His 7th Grandchild\">remember basic facts<\/a> \u2064about his life. He is not\u200d competent to remain as Commander-in-Chief, and every day that he remains, \u200dhe puts America at risk. If \u200dhe won&#8217;t resign, the Cabinet must invoke the 25th Amendment,&#8221; Miller asserted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Section 4 of\u2062 the 25th Amendment allows the vice president, along with a majority of the Cabinet, to declare\u2064 the president &#8220;unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.&#8221; The \u2064vice president would then assume the role of acting \u2063president.<\/p>\n<p>If the president disputes this\u2062 assessment, he can resume his duties unless the \u200dsame coalition reaffirms their stance to the Senate&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-says-impeachment-and-25th-amendment-resolutions-will-be-brought-to-the-house-floor-starting-monday\/\" title=\"Pelosi Says Impeachment and 25th Amendment Resolutions Will Be Brought to the House Floor Starting Monday\">president pro tempore<\/a> and the speaker of the House within four days.<\/p>\n<p>Congress would then have 48 hours, if not in session, to reconvene and vote on whether the president\u2062 is incapable of performing his duties. If two-thirds of both the Senate and\u200d the House of Representatives agree, \u200dthe vice president would remain as acting president. Otherwise, the\u2064 president would continue in office.<\/p>\n<p>Biden \u200cdid \u2064not directly \u200caddress concerns about his memory but expressed satisfaction that &#8220;the matter is\u200c now closed&#8221; in a statement following \u2062the \u200dreport&#8217;s release.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was pleased \u2062to see\u200d they \u2062reached the conclusion I believed all along they would reach \u2014 that there \u2064would be no charges brought in this case and the matter is now closed,&#8221; Biden stated.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s White House and personal \u200bcounsel, however, disagreed with Hur&#8217;s characterization of the president&#8217;s memory lapses \u2062in a letter included in the final report.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We do not believe that the report&#8217;s treatment of President\u2064 Biden&#8217;s memory \u2062is accurate or appropriate. The report uses highly prejudicial language to describe\u2063 a commonplace occurrence among witnesses: a \u2062lack of recall of years-old events,&#8221; Biden&#8217;s White House and personal counsel argued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200dWhat are the arguments put\u2062 forth by Republican lawmakers regarding President Biden&#8217;s fitness to hold \u2062the highest office in the nation, based on\u200c the\u200b concerns raised \u2064by the special counsel&#8217;s report<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2064R key \u2062details during the special counsel&#8217;s investigation, which raises serious concerns \u2063about his ability \u2064to\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-finds-path-forward-on-annual-defense-bill-after-hourslong-stalemate\/\" title=\"Senate finds path forward on annual defense bill after hourslong stalemate\">make\u200d critical decisions<\/a> as president. If Biden refuses to step\u200b down, his Cabinet must take action and invoke the 25th Amendment,&#8221; Miller \u200basserted.<\/p>\n<p>The 25th Amendment\u200b to\u2064 the United States Constitution allows for\u200d the \u200dremoval of a president who is deemed unable to\u200d discharge the powers and duties \u200bof the office. \u200cIt provides a mechanism for the \u200ctransfer of power \u2064to the vice president in case of presidential incapacity.<\/p>\n<p>The call for invoking the 25th Amendment comes \u200cafter the release of the report by special counsel \u200dRobert Hur, which highlighted Biden&#8217;s &#8220;significantly limited&#8221; memory. While the report did not recommend criminal charges against the president,\u2064 it did raise concerns about his mental capacity.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bconcerns raised by \u200cthe report have led Republican lawmakers to question Biden&#8217;s fitness to hold the highest office in \u2063the nation. They\u2062 argue that\u200b a president \u200bwith compromised \u200dmemory cannot effectively serve as \u200dthe Commander in Chief of\u200b the armed forces and protect American freedoms.<\/p>\n<p>Senators Rick Scott, Mike Lee, and Josh \u2063Hawley, along\u2062 with Representatives \u2064Marjorie Taylor Greene, Mike \u200bCollins, and Mary Miller, have all voiced their support for invoking the 25th Amendment or\u2062 demanding Biden&#8217;s resignation. They argue that the severity \u2064of Biden&#8217;s mental decline,\u200b as outlined in the special counsel&#8217;s report, makes him unfit for office.<\/p>\n<p>While there is disagreement among \u2064lawmakers regarding the appropriate course of action, they all \u2064emphasize the urgent need to address this issue\u200b for the sake of the nation&#8217;s stability and\u2062 security.<\/p>\n<p>It\u200d remains to be seen how \u200bBiden&#8217;s\u2064 Cabinet will\u200b respond to these calls for invoking\u2063 the 25th Amendment or whether \u200bthey will initiate the necessary steps to assess \u200cthe president&#8217;s ability to fulfill his duties.<\/p>\n<p>The debate\u2062 surrounding Biden&#8217;s mental capacity and the potential \u200dinvocation of\u200b the 25th Amendment raises important questions about the qualifications and requirements\u200d for holding \u2064the highest office in the United States. It also highlights the importance of\u200b transparency and\u2064 accountability in ensuring that the president is capable of effectively governing the country.<\/p>\n<p>As the discussion continues, it \u200bis crucial for lawmakers to uphold the principles of the Constitution and \u200bact \u2063in \u200dthe best interest of the American people. The decision regarding the invocation\u2062 of the 25th Amendment \u2062ultimately lies with \u2063the Cabinet, \u2063who\u200d must carefully consider the evidence and make a determination based on the president&#8217;s ability\u2063 to fulfill his constitutional duties.<\/p>\n<p>In the coming weeks and months, the nation will be watching closely \u2063as these debates unfold and decisions are made. The outcome of this discussion will have significant implications for the\u200d Biden administration,\u2063 the Republican Party, and the future of American politics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican lawmakers are urging President Biden&#8217;s Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment due to his &#8220;significantly limited&#8221; memory, as revealed in special counsel Robert Hur&#8217;s report. 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