The Case for Using the Twenty-fifth Amendment on Biden

Published: July 10, 2024, 10:12 p.m.

The New Yorker contributor and Harvard Law professor Jeannie Suk Gersen joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss a once obscure constitutional provision that allows Cabinet members to remove an unfit President from office. Gersen believes it\u2019s time to use it on Biden. \u201cThe Twenty-fifth amendment was designed for a situation in which the President may not recognize his own impairment,\u201d she says.\xa0 \xa0\xa0

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