Push to oust Trump exposes cracks among Democrats on strategy, timing
Congressional Democrats want President Donald Trump out of the White House, but they are not on the same page about how or when to act.More than five dozen Democrats have...
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Congressional Democrats want President Donald Trump out of the White House, but they are not on the same page about how or when to act. More than five dozen Democrats have called for Trump’s impeachment, but that push is likely dead on arrival absent GOP support. Others want Trump’s Cabinet and Vice President JD Vance to effectively usurp him by invoking the 25th Amendment, which has never been used to oust a sitting president in the nearly 60 years since the amendment was ratified. FLASHBACK: DEMS WANT TO BOOT TRUMP WITH 25TH AMENDMENT, BUT REFUSED TO DO SO UNDER BIDEN Most Democrats aren’t admitting the political realities of either option, and their typically unified front is showing cracks as they debate how best to push back against the administration. "I don't think it is the best use of our time," Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., said last week at a news conference when asked about impeachment. "Let us get into the majority, let us get a Senate majority and then hold this president to account." "All options should be on the table," Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., a member of House Democratic leadership, said following Dean’s comments. Top Democrats in both chambers are not in direct alignment, either. TRUMP IRAN THREAT SPARKS CALLS FOR HIS OUSTER, BUT ONE DEM SAYS EFFORT ‘NOT REALISTIC’ Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has stopped short of calling for either impeachment or the 25th Amendment, instead pushing for another war powers resolution vote this week to rein in Trump’s authorities in Iran. "Congress must reassert its authority, especially at this dangerous moment," Schumer said. "No president, Democrat or Republican, should take this country to war alone — not now, not ever. Republicans will once again have the opportunity to join Democrats and end this reckless war of choice." Meanwhile, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has appeared to encourage removal conversations among House Democrats and touted a caucus-wide briefing on the 25th…