US lawmakers call to remove Trump after 'civilization will die' threat against Iran

The statements come as Trump ramps up his stunning rhetoric against Iran, most recently on Tuesday, warning that a whole civilization will die tonight if Tehran doesn't agree to a deal with Washington to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as well as stop its nuclear enrichment and missile production. Trump is vowing to obliterate Iran's critical infrastructure, which could include its energy, communications, and water systems, if it doesn't agree to his preconditions for a deal by 8 pm local time in Washington on Tuesday. Iran's leaders have said the conditions are non-starters, and are pushing for a complete end to US and Israeli hostilities in the region, as well as compensation for the destruction that has been inflicted. The war is now in its seventh week. Who are the lawmakers? As of Tuesday afternoon in Washington, DC, at least 30 sitting members of Congress have explicitly called for the president to be removed from office. If the United States Congress has any life left in it, every member of Congress and senator must be calling for Trump's removal today, based on the 25th amendment, California Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna said in a video posted to X on Tuesday. Trump tells Iran: 'A whole civilization will die tonight' Read More » He is threatening the entire destruction of a civilisation. He is calling Iranians 'animals'. He is showing a total disregard for the humanity of people in Iran, in Gaza, in Cuba. This is a moral crime. It is a war crime. We need to be demanding that Congress convene today, and we need to be invoking the 25th amendment. Trump brushed off any concerns to reporters on Monday about his actions potentially constituting war crimes in Iran, given that civilians rely on critical infrastructure for their basic needs. Colorado Democratic Congresswoman Diana DeGette said lawmakers should begin impeachment proceedings against Trump if his cabinet does not act. Donald Trump is openly threatening war crimes against the entirety of Iranian civilization. 25th Amendment proceedings must begin immediately, but if the Cabinet is too cowardly, the House should begin the impeachment process, she wrote on X. Illinois Democratic Congresswoman Delia Ramirez echoed that sentiment, adding that Trump is a warmonger, escalating the conflict for his own profit and consolidation of power. An effort to impeach the president was already initiated on 10 December by Texas Democratic Congressman Al Green. It has two co-sponsors but has failed to gain traction, particularly because both chambers of Congress are majority Republican, and Trump would be acquitted at his Senate trial. Should November's midterm elections change the balance of power, it is likely that Trump may be impeached a third time. The first was in 2018, and then again in 2021. Arizona Democratic Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari, herself of Iranian origin, announced on Monday she would bring forward articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth - one of the most vocal proponents of the war. Trump is escalating a devastating, illegal war, threatening massive war crimes and targeting civilian infrastructure in Iran...the rhetoric has crossed every line. Pete Hegseth is complicit, she wrote on X. It's clear he's unfit to be president, Michigan Democratic Congressman Shri Thanedar wrote on X. If Vance, Rubio the others continue to be spineless cowards, Congress must do everything possible to stop Trump this war. Fellow Michigan Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib called Trump a maniac who should be removed from office. After bombing a school and massacring young girls, the war criminal in the White House is threatening genocide. It's time to invoke the 25th Amendment, she wrote on X. Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar - a frequent target of the president's anti-Somali sentiments - called him an unhinged lunatic. Impeach. Remove, she wrote on X. 'They're animals': Trump doubles down on threat to destroy Iran's critical infrastructure Read More » Wisconsin Democratic Congressman Mark Pocan said Trump is too unhinged, dangerous, and deranged to have the nuclear codes!, while California Democratic Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove called Trump's rhetoric pure evil. Republicans, if there were ever a time to stand up, it’s now, she wrote on X. I'm sick to my stomach. Trump’s genocidal language and indiscriminate warfare cannot be normalized or accepted. Massachusetts Democratic Congressman Seth Moulton also agreed that this is not normal. This is not just 'Trump being Trump'. This is an insane man who is unfit for office. Delaware Democratic Congresswoman Sarah McBride suggested Trump has crossed a red line. In a political career defined by grotesque statements, this president’s horrifying, illegal, and genocidal threat this morning is among the most dangerous and appalling, she wrote on X on Tuesday. You can’t shout 'fire' in a crowded theater and a president cannot be allowed to threaten genocide with the United States military. Massachusetts Democrat Senator Ed Markey urged US troops not to follow Trump's orders if they could be war crimes, particularly in a war that was never authorised by Congress. To the members of our military: remember, you do not have to follow illegal orders, he wrote on X. No sitting Republicans have indicated they support any measure to disobey or to dethrone Trump, but former Georgia Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor-Greene wrote on X: 25TH AMENDMENT!!! Not a single bomb has dropped on America. We cannot kill an entire civilization. This is evil and madness. How does the 25th Amendment work? The 25th Amendment addresses the overall process for the transfer of power within the executive branch. While the removal measure has not been invoked before, past presidents have only officially transferred power to the vice president for brief periods, specifically while undergoing medical procedures under general anaesthesia. The first step to force Trump out of office requires Vice President JD Vance and Trump's cabinet - or the vice president and the majority of an other body created by Congress - to agree that the president is mentally or physically incapable of carrying out his duties. They would then put that decision in writing to the Speaker of the House, as well as the president pro tempore of the Senate - the second-highest-ranking lawmaker in the upper chamber, who presides over Senate votes when the vice president is absent. As soon as that declaration is submitted, Vance would assume the powers of the presidency. Trump would then be able to submit his own declaration to Congress, insisting that he is fully capable of carrying out presidential duties. At that point, he would become president again. Vance and the cabinet would then have four days to submit their appeal, at which point lawmakers would convene to discuss the matter. A two-thirds majority is required in each of the upper (Senate) and lower (House) chambers to declare the president removed, and the vice president then becomes the acting president until the next election. Without the two-thirds majority, Trump can maintain his office. War on Iran News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0