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| Donald Trump book: 25th Amendment to remove President 'discussed every day in the White House', author of expose says | |
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| The author of an explosive new book on the Trump administration has claimed that "the 25th Amendment is a concept that is alive every day in the White House”. | The author of an explosive new book on the Trump administration has claimed that "the 25th Amendment is a concept that is alive every day in the White House”. |
| Journalist Michael Wolff’s searing assessment of Donald Trump’s presidency has raised questions about the President’s fitness to serve, and prompted some to consider a “25th Amendment solution”. The amendment allows for the removal of a president if the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet deem him physically or mentally unable to perform his duties. | Journalist Michael Wolff’s searing assessment of Donald Trump’s presidency has raised questions about the President’s fitness to serve, and prompted some to consider a “25th Amendment solution”. The amendment allows for the removal of a president if the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet deem him physically or mentally unable to perform his duties. |
| Mr Wolff said members of the Trump White House speak openly about the option, saying things like: “We’re not at a 25th Amendment level yet,” or “Ok, this is a little 25th Amendment”. | Mr Wolff said members of the Trump White House speak openly about the option, saying things like: “We’re not at a 25th Amendment level yet,” or “Ok, this is a little 25th Amendment”. |
| “This, is I think, not an exaggeration and it’s not unreasonable to say: This is 25th Amendment kind of stuff,” he told NBC’s Chuck Todd. | “This, is I think, not an exaggeration and it’s not unreasonable to say: This is 25th Amendment kind of stuff,” he told NBC’s Chuck Todd. |
| Mr Wolff's book, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, paints an unflattering portrait of Mr Trump, claiming the President's staff – and even his family members – regard him as "like a child". | Mr Wolff's book, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, paints an unflattering portrait of Mr Trump, claiming the President's staff – and even his family members – regard him as "like a child". |
| Asked by Mr Todd if he omitted positive anecdotes about the President from his book, the author replied: "If I left out anything, it's probably stuff that was even more damning." | Asked by Mr Todd if he omitted positive anecdotes about the President from his book, the author replied: "If I left out anything, it's probably stuff that was even more damning." |
| Mr Wolff, however, maintained that it was not his initial intention to write a book critical of Mr Trump. | Mr Wolff, however, maintained that it was not his initial intention to write a book critical of Mr Trump. |
| "I would have been delighted to have written a contrarian account here: Donald Trump, this unexpected president is actually going to succeed," Mr Wolff said. "Ok, that’s not the story. He's not going to succeed. This is worse than everyone thought." | "I would have been delighted to have written a contrarian account here: Donald Trump, this unexpected president is actually going to succeed," Mr Wolff said. "Ok, that’s not the story. He's not going to succeed. This is worse than everyone thought." |
| Mr Wolff says his book is based on more than 200 interviews with the President and his senior staff over an 18-month period. The White House has repeatedly denied this, with Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders claiming the author “made up a lot of stories to try to sell books”. Stephen Miller, a White House policy adviser, told CNN's Jake Tapper that the President is "a political genius". | Mr Wolff says his book is based on more than 200 interviews with the President and his senior staff over an 18-month period. The White House has repeatedly denied this, with Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders claiming the author “made up a lot of stories to try to sell books”. Stephen Miller, a White House policy adviser, told CNN's Jake Tapper that the President is "a political genius". |
| Mr Trump also defended himself on Sunday, tweeting: “I’ve had to put up with the Fake News from the first day I announced that I would be running for President. Now I have to put up with a Fake Book, written by a totally discredited author. Ronald Reagan had the same problem and handled it well. So will I!” | Mr Trump also defended himself on Sunday, tweeting: “I’ve had to put up with the Fake News from the first day I announced that I would be running for President. Now I have to put up with a Fake Book, written by a totally discredited author. Ronald Reagan had the same problem and handled it well. So will I!” |
| The President previously defended himself on Twitter as a "very stable genius" and "like, really smart". | The President previously defended himself on Twitter as a "very stable genius" and "like, really smart". |
| British Prime Minister Theresa May dismissed concerns about Mr Trump's mental state after the book's publication, saying the President would still be visiting the UK in the future. | British Prime Minister Theresa May dismissed concerns about Mr Trump's mental state after the book's publication, saying the President would still be visiting the UK in the future. |
| "I deal with President Trump. What I see is somebody who is committed to ensuring he is taking decisions in the best interests of the United States,” Mrs May told BBC’s Andrew Marr. | "I deal with President Trump. What I see is somebody who is committed to ensuring he is taking decisions in the best interests of the United States,” Mrs May told BBC’s Andrew Marr. |
| But the conversation around the 25th amendment has circulated on Capitol Hill even before the book’s publication. Congress members summoned an Ivy League psychiatrist to Washington to discuss Mr Trump’s mental fitness last month, according to Politico. The psychiatrist, Yale University psychiatry professor Bandy X Lee, told legislators that the President is “going to unravel, and we are seeing the signs.” | But the conversation around the 25th amendment has circulated on Capitol Hill even before the book’s publication. Congress members summoned an Ivy League psychiatrist to Washington to discuss Mr Trump’s mental fitness last month, according to Politico. The psychiatrist, Yale University psychiatry professor Bandy X Lee, told legislators that the President is “going to unravel, and we are seeing the signs.” |
| Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin has proposed a bill to set up a Congressional body to evaluate the president’s fitness for office. The bill now has 56 co-sponsors. | Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin has proposed a bill to set up a Congressional body to evaluate the president’s fitness for office. The bill now has 56 co-sponsors. |
| After Mr Trump tweeted about having a bigger “nuclear button” than North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, more than 100 medical professionals signed onto a letter saying they were “deeply concerned” about the President’s “psychological aberrations”. | After Mr Trump tweeted about having a bigger “nuclear button” than North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, more than 100 medical professionals signed onto a letter saying they were “deeply concerned” about the President’s “psychological aberrations”. |
| “We urge that those around him, and our elected representatives in general, take urgent steps to restrain his behaviour and head off the potential nuclear catastrophe that endangers not only Korea and the United States but all of humankind,” they wrote. | “We urge that those around him, and our elected representatives in general, take urgent steps to restrain his behaviour and head off the potential nuclear catastrophe that endangers not only Korea and the United States but all of humankind,” they wrote. |