The News Agents - USA Are any Republicans getting ready to move against Trump?
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Apr 16, 2026 
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25th Amendment Is A High Bar Nuclear Option
- Section 4 of the 25th Amendment is a nuclear option to declare a president unfit and transfer power to the vice president.
- Jamie Raskin and ~50 House Democrats pushed the idea after Trump's threats and provocative posts, but bipartisan support is required and unlikely.
DHS Veteran Describes Trump As Impulsive In Crisis
- Miles Taylor recounts serving in DHS and seeing Trump as impulsive and indifferent to life-or-death consequences during crises.
- He contrasts the first term's cautious cabinet with a second-term approach that screened out people willing to say no.
Loyal Cabinet Lowers Odds Of Internal Check
- Taylor warns current cabinet composition is deliberately loyal, reducing chances they'd invoke the 25th Amendment if Trump acts catastrophically.
- He notes first-term cabinet members once discussed the 25th as an emergency safeguard but that conversation isn't happening now.