LOADING ERROR LOADINGDonald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), argued in an upcoming Fox News interview that Democrats’ push for President Joe Biden to leave the race constituted a “coup” and that he legally can’t finish out his term. “Yeah, I think it is,” Vance followed up before making the argument that the Constitution precludes Biden from finishing out his term. “If Joe Biden can’t run for president, he can’t serve as president,” Vance insisted. You don’t get to sort of do this in the most politically beneficial way for Democrats. If it’s an actual problem, they should take care of it the appropriate way.”Under the 25th Amendment, the vice president and a majority of the administration’s Cabinet members may vote to declare the president “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office,” allowing the vice president to take on the president’s duties.

Source: Huffington Post July 22, 2024 21:02 UTC