Members of President Donald Trump's cabinet have been discussing use of the 25th Amendment to the constitution to declare him unfit for office after the president encouraged his supporters to march to the Capitol and many of them ran wild inside the seat of legislative power.

It is a provision never used for the removal of a president against his will and faces extraordinary burdens to take effect.

The 25th Amendment, which also governs a president who voluntarily relinquishes power on a temporary basis, requires that the vice president and 'a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide' inform the Congress that the president is 'unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.'

Several Trump cabinet members serve on an 'acting' basis and have not been confirmed by the Senate, lowering the number from the 16 threshold.

A post election purge took out the Defense secretary, and Attorney General Bill Barr left before Christmas after a clash with Trump.

In an extraordinary statement, Jay Timmons, head of the National Association of Manufacturers, called what happened ‘mob rule’ and termed it ‘dangerous.’

‘Vice President Pence, who was evacuated from the Capitol, should seriously consider working with the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to preserve democracy,' he said. Timmons is a former top aide to a member of the Senate leadership. He used to run the National Republican Senatorial Committee years ago.

The 25th Amendment talk came after it was revealed that the acting Pentagon chief and chair of the joint chiefs of staff spoke with Vice President Mike Pence before activating National Guard to secure the Capitol.

Trump resisted efforts to deploy the Guard, the New York Times reported, and White House officials had to intervene to make it happen.

There was a long delay while U.S. Capitol Police sought to restore order – and some Democrats said it amounted to a coup attempt.

President Trump urged supporters to march to the Capitol, attacked Republicans who opposed his effort to overturn the election as 'weak,' pressured Pence not to accept certified votes sent by states, and issued bizarre statements after his supporters stormed the Capitol

Even if Pence and half the cabinet agrees, the 25th Amendment move requires a two-thirds majority of both chambers if the president objects.

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Mehn, this one weak me o! It is not by force to rule naa... This is just absurd. I hope he is made to pay when he finally leaves office.

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Not going to happen... He will leave in next two weeks

There’s no TRUE democracy anywhere on Earth.. We all got shits to deal with. No one is perfect perfect!!

Don't steal the election... #Stop the steal..




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