'25th Amendment now!' Trump's 'tantrum' sparks calls from lawmakers for his removal
Calls were growing Monday to invoke the 25th Amendment after President Donald Trump threatened to continue his campaign to seize Greenland because he didn't receive Nobel Peace Prize.
Reports surfaced of a letter Trump sent to Norway’s prime minister that included an open threat that his administration would continue to pursue acquiring Greenland, a goal that the president suggested was motivated, in part, by not receiving the famed international prize last year.
On social media, users responded to the letter and Trump's most recent actions.
"25," Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) wrote on X.
"Invoke the 25th Amendment," Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) wrote on X.
"Trump‘s new gigantic temper tantrum over Norway is deep into 25th Amendment territory. Hell, at this point? 25th Admt territory is far in the rearview mirror and we are descending further into madness by the moment," former Republican strategist and Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson wrote on X.
"25th Amendment. Now," former Tea Party Rep. Joe Walsh wrote on X.
"He's demanding control over a sovereign nation because they didn't give him THE NOBEL PRIZE. Why the actual f--- do we have a 25th Amendment?" Randi Mayem Singer, "Mrs. Doubtfire screenwriter, wrote on Bluesky.
"25th amendment now," writer Gary Whitta wrote on Bluesky.
"What kind of scenario was Section 4 of the 25th Amendment meant for, if not what we’re currently witnessing?" Climate scientist David Ho wrote on Bluesky.
"25th amendment when?" Author Ted Underwood wrote on Bluesky.
"I think it’s worth asking again — and seriously — what exactly do we have a 25th Amendment for if not for this?" Artist Andrea Junker wrote on Bluesky.