US EditionDemocrats call for Trump’s removal over threat against Iran
Lawmakers said Trump’s threat could amount to war crimes and warned it endangers U.S. security and civilians.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump warned that "a whole civilization will die tonight" if Iran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz by his 8 p.m. deadline, threatening to destroy power plants and bridges.
- Following Iran's rejection of a 45-day ceasefire proposal, the country sealed off the Strait of Hormuz, choking global oil supplies and surging barrel prices amid escalating regional tensions.
- Democratic lawmakers, including Representative Ro Khanna , urged Congress to invoke the 25th Amendment on Tuesday, condemning Trump's rhetoric as a "moral crime" and "war crime" threatening civilian infrastructure.
- Former MAGA allies Marjorie Taylor Greene and Alex Jones also denounced the threats, with Jones questioning whether officials must "tackle Trump" to prevent further escalation.
- Invoking the 25th Amendment would require Vice President JD Vance and a majority of the cabinet to declare Trump unfit, a process experts view as extremely unlikely given the administration's ironclad allegiance.
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Democratic Leaders Resist Effort to Impeach Trump on Iran
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, both New York Democrats, speak at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 08, 2026. —Kevin Dietsch—Getty ImagesThis article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. Until this week, most Democrats in Congress deflected when asked if President Donald Trump should be removed from office over …
Democrats ramp up calls to remove Trump over his Iran threats
President Donald Trump’s threats to wipe out Iran, "a whole civilisation," ended the restraint that Democrats have largely exercised when it comes to discussions about removing him from office in his second term. By the dozens, Democrats said Trump should no longer serve in the White House, either through the impeachment process or the 25th Amendment, which allows the vice president and the Cabinet to declare that a president is no longer able t…
Texas Democrats Broach Removing Trump From Office
For the moment, the frightening and dangerous scenario of a major world war has been staved off – potentially for two weeks. Still, for many Texas House Democrats, the last few days have cemented a clear objective: that President Trump must be removed from office. On Tuesday evening, the United States, Iran, and Israel announced a two-week “ceasefire” following the dramatic proclamation by President Trump that “a whole civilization will die toni…
Following President Trump's drastic threat, the Democrats are examining his possible dismissal.
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