Alex Jones, the far-right conspiracy theorist and former Trump ally, has joined calls to remove President Donald Trump from office under the 25th Amendment after Trump threatened to destroy Iranian civilization. During his InfoWars broadcast on Monday, Jones asked, “How do we 25th Amendment his ass?” and later wrote on X that Trump “literally sounds like an unhinged super villain.”
Former Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene also condemned Trump’s remarks, stating, “We cannot kill an entire civilization. This is evil and madness.” Trump had issued an ultimatum to Iran, demanding a ceasefire or facing the destruction of all power plants and bridges in the country of over 90 million people. He declared that “a whole civilization will die tonight” and that “the entire country can be taken out in one night.”
Democratic Representative Yassamin Ansari, who previously sought Trump’s removal over threats to Greenland, has again called for the 25th Amendment and introduced articles of impeachment against Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. She argued that Trump is “escalating a devastating, illegal war” and threatening “massive war crimes.” Dozens of Democratic members of Congress are urging the administration to remove Trump.
The 25th Amendment allows the vice president and a majority of the cabinet to declare the president unfit for office. However, removal appears unlikely in an administration built on loyalty to Trump. An alternative would require a disability review panel. The calls echo those made in January 2021, when Democrats urged then-Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the amendment after the Capitol riot, an effort Pence rejected.
