Lawrence O’Donnell Urges Congress to Use 25th Amendment Against Trump
April 11, 2026
Lawrence O’Donnell @lawrence_odonnell just hit the red alert button on national television. The veteran commentator and host isn’t just criticizing the President, he’s calling for his immediate removal from power.
O’Donnell is sounding the alarm that we have officially crossed the line from political chaos into a constitutional crisis. He’s calling on Congress to stop watching the clock and start invoking the 25th Amendment, arguing that the 47th President’s recent behavior isn’t just erratic, it’s dangerous.
O’Donnell is slamming the lawmakers who are staying silent while the wheels come off the bus, accusing them of choosing party loyalty over the basic stability of the United States.
The ranting has reached a breaking point. Is Congress going to act, or are they going to wait for the unhinged to become the unreparable?
Source: @calltoactivism
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English Script:
Lawrence O’Donnell: This is why the 25th amendment was written. It was ratified in 1967, authorizing the vice president and a majority of the cabinet to remove the president from power. When and if that president is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. The 25th amendment was written for the day when the Democratic leader of the United States Senate could credibly say, “The president is ranting like an unhinged madman”. As he said yesterday, it was impossible to imagine back when they wrote the 25th amendment. It was impossible for them to imagine a day with the president of the United States ranting like an unhinged madman until Donald Trump took the oath of office. A 25th amendment was written for the day when a former Republican member of Congress who voted for that Republican president three times, would declare to the world, he has gone insane. The 25th amendment was written for yesterday at 8:03 a.m.. That’s what Donald Trump delivered his Easter greeting to the world. That included a promise to commit war crimes on Tuesday night. The 25th amendment was written for this. Most of you have seen this profane and perverse social media post. I am not going to read it, as is customary for such exhibits introduced on TV news programs because it is pure warmongering filthy madness.
