Following the Taliban's political takeover of Afghanistan, people are calling for the 25th Amendment to remove President Joe Biden from office.
On August 15, the Taliban entered the presidential palace in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul and declared the war "over", resulting in President Ashraf Ghani fleeing the country.
Many believe President Biden is to blame, following his decision to withdraw US forces from the country.
Per the New York Post, former POTUS Donald Trump said on Saturday during a rally in Cullman, Alabama: "This will go down as one of the great military defeats of all time and it did not have to happen that way. This was not a withdrawal, this was a total surrender, for no reason."
As well as calling for Biden to "resign in disgrace" following the Taliban's takeover, Trump also said on Saturday that his successor has brought "weakness in the White House".
Others, however, are instead calling for the 25th Amendment to be invoked.
Per the Washington Examiner, the 25th Amendment allows the vice president, a majority of the president's Cabinet, and two-thirds Congress to vote to remove a president whom they determine to be "unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office".
On Monday (August 16), Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott floated the idea, tweeting: "After the disastrous events in Afghanistan, we must confront a serious question: Is Joe Biden capable of discharging the duties of his office or has time come to exercise the provisions of the 25th Amendment?"
This was echoed by Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas), who also tweeted on Monday: "Remember when I said it was time to consider the 25th Amendment and the LIARS in the liberal press ATTACKED me? I wonder what they think now after Biden is very OBVIOUSLY mentally incapable of leading during a crisis. Something MUST be done!"
In another tweet, Jackson doubled-down on his beliefs, writing: "Who’s in charge of our country? Biden’s been asleep at the switch not just on Afghanistan, but on EVERYTHING. Maybe it’s time for the 25th Amendment?"
Jackson has also called for Biden to resign in a subsequent tweet.
Donald Trump Jr. also used the hashtag "#25thAmendment" in a tweet on August 18 that read: "I’m old enough to remember a time when we had a President that wasn’t afraid to answer the media’s questions for hours on end… and the media that he dealt with was the most hostile ever towards a President, not the fluffers they are for this incompetent clown."
Former Deputy Assistant to President Trump Sebastian Gorka has also thrown out the suggestion on Twitter, asking: "So how long before they 25th Amendment Joe?"
Republican New York Rep. Claudia Tenney also tweeted the suggestion, writing on Monday: "Last year, my colleague Jamie Raskin stated ‘The 25th Amendment was adopted 50 years ago, but Congress has never set up the body it calls for to determine presidential fitness in the event of physical or psychological incapacity. Now is the time to do it.’ Well, NOW is the time.
"It is now clear our Commander In Chief & his administration are incapable of or unwilling to perform their duties. If Biden does not resign, it is time for Congress to take action.
"Our military can’t be led in this manner, it is a national security disaster waiting to happen."
Regardless of his critics, President Biden said from the White House on Monday that he had "learned the hard way that there was never a good way to withdraw our forces" from Afghanistan.
Biden also spoke about Afghanistan's political leadership, saying: "American troops cannot and should not be fighting in a war and dying in a war that Afghan forces are not willing to fight for themselves.
"We spent over a trillion dollars. We trained and equipped an Afghan military force of some 300,000 strong — incredibly well equipped — a force larger in size than the militaries of many of our NATO allies. [...]
"We gave them every chance to determine their own future. What we could not provide them was the will to fight for that future."
He then added: "I will not repeat the mistakes we've made in the past."
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