There’s a certain kind of person who pulls the fire alarm every time someone lights a birthday candle. They live in a permanent state of emergency, convinced that catastrophe is always one breath away. We all know the type. And if you’ve watched the Democrat Party over the last year and a half, you’ve seen it on an industrial scale.
So when President Trump took a hardline stance on Iran — the kind of muscular foreign policy many Americans have been begging for — it was only a matter of time before the meltdown machine cranked back to life. This time, the weapon of choice wasn’t impeachment chatter or breathless cable news panels. It was the 25th Amendment.
More than 50 Democratic lawmakers have called on Trump’s Cabinet to effectively remove the sitting president, arguing he’s “unfit to serve” over his rhetoric and actions regarding Iran. Senator Andy Kim of New Jersey put it bluntly: “He’s unfit for office. I think the 25th Amendment, and if not, then impeachment.” Fifty members of Congress. For doing his job. You can’t make this stuff up.
Here’s the problem nobody on the left seems interested in acknowledging: the 25th Amendment requires the Vice President and a majority of the Cabinet to declare the president unable to discharge his duties. That means JD Vance — Donald Trump’s hand-picked running mate — would have to initiate the process (spoiler: he won’t), alongside a Cabinet full of Trump appointees. It’s not a close call. It’s a constitutional impossibility dressed up as serious governance.
Even their own side isn’t buying it
Which brings us to the part the screaming class really doesn’t want to hear. Jen Psaki — Barack Obama’s former communications director, Joe Biden’s press secretary, and current MSNBC host — went on Stephen A. Smith’s show this week and said what everyone with a functioning brain already knew.
From Fox News:
“I have no issue with people saying they’re for invoking the 25th Amendment, but it’s not going to happen. So, it’s like why are we spending so much time, you know?” Psaki said. “I don’t think screaming about every single thing is the most constructive thing.
I never thought I’d say this, but credit where it’s due. When Jen Psaki is the voice of reason in your party, it might be time for some serious self-reflection.
She went further, warning Democrats that their purity tests and reflexive outrage are shrinking the tent. “If you want to win, you have to accept sometimes that there may be people who are part of your party… who you don’t agree with on 100% of issues,” she said. Even Smith himself has dismissed 25th Amendment talk on his own show, calling it a dead end.
The real question nobody’s asking
Here’s what gets me. For years — years — anyone who raised legitimate concerns about Joe Biden’s cognitive sharpness was labeled a conspiracy theorist, a right-wing propagandist. The man could barely finish a sentence at a press conference, and we were told he was “sharp as a tack” behind closed doors. The 25th Amendment? Never came up. Not once from these same people.
But a president who’s actively engaging adversaries, projecting American strength, and refusing to let a hostile regime choke off global commerce? That’s the guy who needs to be removed? And I’m supposed to take that seriously?
That’s not a constitutional argument. That’s Trump Derangement Syndrome with a law degree.
The fire alarm is getting old
Democrats have spent the better part of a decade reaching for the most dramatic tool available every time Trump does something they don’t like. Impeachment. Indictments. Now the 25th Amendment. Every single time, it amounts to nothing — because the American people already weighed in. It’s called an election.
When even Jen Psaki is telling you to stop pulling the fire alarm, maybe — just maybe — there’s no fire. Just a candle on a birthday cake, and a party that’s terrified of the guy blowing it out.
Key Takeaways
- Even MSNBC’s Jen Psaki admits the 25th Amendment push against Trump is a dead end.
- Over 50 Democratic lawmakers pursued a constitutionally impossible removal effort.
- Democrats ignored Biden’s real fitness concerns but weaponize the 25th against Trump.
- Perpetual outrage isn’t a strategy — it’s Trump Derangement Syndrome on full display.
