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Trump Iran threat sparks calls for his ouster, but one Dem says effort ‘not realistic’
Walling Reacts To Trump’s Latest Threat To Iran
Democratic strategist Kevin Walling joins Fox Across America With Jimmy Failla to give his take on President Trump doubling down on his 8 p.m. ET deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face strikes against its power plants and bridges on Tuesday.
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Dozens of congressional Democrats are demanding that Republicans remove President Donald Trump for his latest threat against Iran, but one lawmaker says the idea isn’t «realistic.»
Several congressional Democrats want to invoke the 25th Amendment, a decades-old addition to the Constitution that empowers a president’s Cabinet to remove him from office if he is unable to do the job.
Some Democrats are arguing that Trump’s latest threat against Iran on Truth Social — where he declared that a «whole civilization will die tonight» unless his demands to reopen the Strait of Hormuz are met — is proof that he has lost the ability to carry out his role as commander in chief.
But Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., doesn’t believe now is the moment to pull the trigger on the 25th Amendment.
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Dozens of congressional Democrats are demanding that Republicans remove President Donald Trump for his latest threat against Iran. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
«I’m getting a lot of traffic about the 25th Amendment after Trump’s mad rants,» Whitehouse said on X. «The president is facing serious mental decline; I’m with you on that.»
«But unfortunately, invoking the 25th is not realistic right now, given his oddball Cabinet of sycophants and eccentrics, and Republican ‘spines of foam,’» he continued. «We’re going to have to buckle down and win this the old-fashioned way.»
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But Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., doesn’t believe now is the moment to pull the trigger on the 25th Amendment. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Doing so would require Vice President JD Vance and a majority of Trump’s Cabinet to agree to remove him. They would then send a declaration to Congress, which Trump would likely dispute, requiring a two-thirds vote in both chambers to officially remove him from office.
It’s a much higher bar than impeachment and conviction — and a move that has never been used to remove a sitting president.
While the measure has been used a handful of times since its ratification in the 1960s — either for brief transfers of power during medical procedures requiring anesthesia or to fill vacancies in the vice presidency — it has never been used to involuntarily remove a president.
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Vice President JD Vance laughs at the sound of President Donald Trump calling in as he was delivering remarks at a Day of Friendship event with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at MTK Sportpark in Budapest, Hungary, on April 7, 2026. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Congressional Republicans similarly called for invoking the 25th Amendment against former President Joe Biden toward the end of his presidency, particularly after his debate performance against Trump in the summer of 2024.
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Still, Democrats are seeking recourse over Trump’s Easter comments and his latest post Tuesday.
«If I were in Trump’s Cabinet, I would spend Easter calling constitutional lawyers about the 25th Amendment,» Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said on X. «This is completely, utterly unhinged. He’s already killed thousands. He’s going to kill thousands more.»
Others are accusing Trump of being on the cusp of committing war crimes by targeting civilian infrastructure.
When asked if she believed that the administration would be carrying out a war crime by targeting power supply and bridges, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said, «No.»
«It’s an ongoing operation, and if he needs leverage, he’s using that leverage,» Ernst said.
Many Republicans have remained silent on Trump’s post.
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment and has not yet received a reply.
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A horas de que expire el plazo de Trump a Irán, bombardeos aéreos golpearon instalaciones estratégicas en Teherán
Un complejo petroquímico de gran escala y la planta de aluminio más importante de Irán resultaron afectados por ataques aéreos que generaron incendios y daños en las instalaciones, según reportaron medios estatales y agencias alineadas al régimen.
El complejo Fajr, en la ciudad de Mahshahr, recibió el impacto en una de las instalaciones operadas por la empresa Amirkabir Petrochemical Company. De manera paralela, la planta de aluminio de Arak, considerada la mayor en producción del país, también fue blanco de un ataque que provocó un incendio de grandes proporciones.
Imágenes difundidas por los canales oficiales del régimen mostraron columnas de humo y llamas en el complejo de Arak, aunque el régimen evitó precisar la magnitud de los daños y el alcance sobre la capacidad productiva.
Fuentes de la provincia de Juzestán confirmaron que el golpe contra la infraestructura petroquímica afectó directamente la operación de la planta en Mahshahr, sin ofrecer detalles sobre víctimas o el estado de las instalaciones tras el incidente.
Las agencias vinculadas al régimen difundieron que estos ataques ocurrieron en la antesala del vencimiento del ultimátum dado por el presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, para la reapertura del estrecho de Ormuz.
“El martes será el Día de la Central Eléctrica y el Día del Puente, todo en uno, en Irán”, dijo Trump en alusión a posibles acciones coordinadas contra puntos neurálgicos de la infraestructura nacional.
En medio de la escalada verbal, un portavoz militar iraní, Ebrahim Zolfaghari, envió un mensaje de advertencia sobre posibles represalias a intereses de potencias extranjeras en la región.
“Haremos a la infraestructura de Estados Unidos y sus aliados algo que les impedirá acceder al petróleo y gas de la zona durante años y les forzará a retirarse”, afirmó Zolfaghari a través de un comunicado difundido por una agencia semi-oficial.
El portavoz aseguró que las fuerzas armadas iraníes utilizaron misiles balísticos, de crucero y drones para atacar objetivos de Estados Unidos e Israel en distintas ciudades del Medio Oriente, y enumeró más de 30 ubicaciones impactadas en áreas centrales y del sur de Israel.
El régimen de Teherán insiste en que la infraestructura básica y energética está bajo vigilancia de sus servicios de inteligencia y que todas las medidas de protección han sido planeadas al detalle.
El primer vicepresidente, Mohamad Reza Aref, afirmó en redes sociales: “Ninguna amenaza escapa a nuestra preparación y a nuestros servicios de inteligencia. La seguridad nacional y la sostenibilidad de las infraestructuras son objeto de cálculos precisos”.
El contexto de los ataques ocurre mientras la comunidad internacional sigue de cerca las negociaciones sobre un posible alto el fuego. Pakistán intervino como mediador y presentó una propuesta de cese de hostilidades por dos semanas, según fuentes diplomáticas.
El primer ministro paquistaní, Shehbaz Sharif, instó públicamente a extender los plazos y mantener abierta la vía diplomática, aunque tanto Washington como Teherán mantienen posturas firmes y exigen garantías sobre el futuro del estrecho de Ormuz.
En días pasados, el régimen iraní había rechazado cualquier tregua temporal y condicionó el acuerdo a un fin definitivo de la ofensiva militar, la retirada de fuerzas extranjeras y el levantamiento de sanciones internacionales.
La situación en Irán sigue marcada por daños recurrentes a instalaciones industriales y energéticas, con la planta de aluminio de Arak y el complejo petroquímico de Mahshahr entre los activos más afectados por los recientes ataques.
Las agencias estatales del régimen insisten en que la defensa y la reparación de estos puntos estratégicos son prioritarias, mientras la tensión en la región continúa elevada y la incertidumbre por la seguridad de las rutas energéticas globales se mantiene sin resolverse.
(Con información de EFE, Reuters y AFP)
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Democrat swing candidate called Biden’s border handling ‘a huge misstep’ after backing his approach as mayor
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A Democratic candidate is facing scrutiny over an apparent reversal on the southern border as she seeks to flip a battleground House seat this year.
Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti recently criticized former President Joe Biden’s handling of the southern border, calling it «a huge misstep» and «really terrible» during a March podcast appearance.
The House hopeful, however, did not appear to publicly criticize the administration’s border policies when Biden was president.
Cognetti, who has served as the mayor of Biden’s hometown since 2020, is vying to unseat freshman Rep. Rob Bresnahan in November’s midterm elections. The Northeastern Pennsylvania contest promises to be one of the most competitive House elections this year.
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Former President Joe Biden speaks to a crowd during a fundraising event with the South Carolina Democratic Party at the Columbia Museum of Art on February 27, 2026 in Columbia, South Carolina. The event marked the sixth anniversary of Biden’s presidential primary win in the early voting state of South Carolina. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Cognetti’s recent messaging criticizing Biden comes as some Democrats have largely pivoted toward the center on border security after the party’s messaging fell flat in 2024.
When Cognetti called for «better control at our borders» during a September 2021 interview with a local outlet, she did not appear to hold the Biden administration responsible for the problem.
In August 2023, Cognetti co-signed a letter with a handful of Pennsylvania mayors appearing to approve of the Biden administration’s approach to the border.
«You are working to bring more order to the southern border with a combination of strategies,» the group wrote to Biden, adding that he had «rightfully promised» to tie border security with expanding pathways to citizenship for illegal immigrants living in the United States.
A spokesperson for Cognetti said the mayor had been consistent in urging Biden to secure the border during his presidency.
«Like a lot of Northeastern Pennsylvanians, she has seen what the scourge of Fentanyl has done to our community and has said that President Biden didn’t do enough to secure the southern border,» the spokeswoman said, adding that Cognetti is «no stranger to calling out politicians from either political party when they get it wrong.»
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Scranton, Pennsylvania mayor Paige Cognetti speaks at a Safer America rally. President Joe Biden visited Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to discuss his plan to reform gun control. During his speech, he touted beating the NRA. Biden is visiting cities for his Safer America plan. (Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Cognetti also advocated for a more lenient approach to immigration when Biden was president, arguing immigrants, including those who entered the U.S. illegally, «contribute greatly to our cultural and economic growth.»
The 2023 letter to Biden that Cognetti signed urged the president to grant and expand legal protections to Venezuelan, Honduran, Salvadoran and Nicaraguan nationals living in the United States.
Cognetti, who became mayor in 2020, also called for mass amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants during the onset of Biden’s presidency in July 2021. She warned that failure to deliver pathways to citizenship could become a «national security issue,» The Center Square reported.
«If we don’t do this now, we will start to erode in our strength and that becomes a national security issue,» Cognetti told reporters.
Bresnahan said Cognetti’s support for mass amnesty would make the district less safe and accused her mayoral tenure of resulting in a Scranton crime spike in a statement to Fox News Digital.
«Mayor Paige Cognetti’s soft-on-crime policies have already led to a spike in violence in Scranton, and her support for legalizing every illegal immigrant in the country will only make things worse, especially in her city where she downplays homicides and gang violence and wants to disarm the police,» Bresnahan said.
Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pa., arrives for a House Republican Conference caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)
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A spokesperson for Cognetti fired back that the mayor has a «proven track record» of investing in local law enforcement and said she has overseen a decrease in violent crime.
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates the swing contest as «Lean Republican.»
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