Donald Trump has revealed that he does not believe the 25th Amendment should be invoked against President Joe Biden.
On Sunday (July 21), the 81-year-old POTUS revealed that he would not be seeking reelection in the upcoming 2024 presidential election.
Biden, who was sworn into the Oval Office in 2021, described his tenure as President as the "greatest honor" of his life, before explaining: "I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling the duties as President for the remainder of my term."
This decision - and these comments - led to many of his political rivals questioning if Biden is fit enough to remain in office, with some even calling for the 25th Amendment to be invoked.
For those unaware, the 25th Amendment would involve a present removed from their position as a result of death, illness, or some other reason that means they can no longer perform their duties. As such, their Vice President would take over.
Biden's abilities have made headlines multiple times - most notably following his performance in last month's televised presidential debate against rival Trump, 78.
As such, even Trump's own running mate - J.D. Vance - floated the idea of Democrats invoking the 25th Amendment.
"If Joe Biden can’t run for president, he can’t serve as president," Vance stated during an interview with Fox News this week.
"And if they want to take him down because he’s mentally incapable of serving, invoke the 25th Amendment. You don’t get to sort of do this in the most politically beneficial way for Democrats," Vance added. "If it’s an actual problem, they should take care of it the appropriate way."
However, it would appear that Trump disagrees.
Speaking to Fox & Friends on Thursday morning (July 25), Trump said: "I don’t think they should use the 25th Amendment. Not long to go, you know, we have four months now and then he’s got another month and a half."
The Republican presidential nominee then added: "I will say this, the world is in a very dangerous place.
"I think if [Biden] goes, [Kamala] then takes over and she’s worse than he is. I believe she’s a San Francisco radical. I believe she’s actually much worse and a way worse candidate than he is and she’s not doing very well."
In the aftermath of Biden’s announcement on Sunday, South Carolina Republican Representative Nancy Mace was yet another politician who advocated for the 25th Amendment to be invoked.
Mace voiced her concerns on social media, stating: “If Joe Biden does not have the cognitive ability to seek reelection, he does not have the cognitive ability to serve the remainder of his term.
"Tomorrow I will introduce a resolution calling on Kamala Harris to invoke the 25th Amendment and assume the duties of acting President.”
And in a separate tweet, Vance also doubled-down on his comments, tweeting: "If Joe Biden ends his reelection campaign, how can he justify remaining President?
"Not running for reelection would be a clear admission that President Trump was right all along about Biden not being mentally fit enough to serve as Commander-in-Chief.
"There is no middle ground."
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