Oppose harshly on the national stage of the American president, John Brennan has joined the voices of Democratic elected officials to call for the implementation of the 25th amendment to the Constitution.
Calls for the impeachment of Donald Trump are multiplying in the United States. Latest in date, former CIA director John Brennan publicly pleaded for the activation of the 25th amendment to the Constitution, a device allowing to remove a president deemed unfit to carry out his duties.
Interrogated on Monday on the American news channel MS Now, the former intelligence official showed particular severity towards the White House tenant. “I think the 25th amendment was written with Donald Trump in mind,” he said, considering the Republican president to be “clearly unbalanced” and displaying “flagrant incompetence.” John Brennan also denounced the “narcissism” and “megalomania” of Donald Trump, accusing his administration of multiplying “lies.”
At the heart of concerns: the role of commander in chief, which gives the American president the ultimate power, especially in nuclear matters. The former CIA chief believes that the president represents “too great a risk to be allowed to continue to be commander in chief.” “Allowing him to remain commander in chief plunges the United States into an extremely worrying situation,” he insisted.
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These incisive statements are a new episode of attacks between John Brennan and Donald Trump. The Republican president demanded the opening of a criminal investigation against the former CIA chief, as well as against former FBI director James Comey, as part of his crusade against his adversaries on the national stage. Since leaving the CIA in 2017, after leading the institution for four years under the presidency of Barack Obama, John Brennan has emerged as one of the most outspoken critics of Donald Trump.
Specialist in counterterrorism after spending over thirty years in the American intelligence career, he also served as a security advisor to the president. An influential figure in the American security apparatus, John Brennan remains a listened voice in the public debate among Democrats today.
Adopted in 1967, the 25th amendment provides that the vice president and a majority of the cabinet may declare the president “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office,” resulting in his removal. According to an account by NBC News, over 70 Democratic lawmakers in Congress have already called for its application. Despite this growing pressure, the prospect of such a procedure remains highly unlikely in the absence of a Democratic majority. According to article 4 of this amendment, the vice president and the majority of the cabinet members must declare Donald Trump incapable of exercising his powers. This decision depends notably on J.D. Vance, whose loyalty to Donald Trump appears, at this stage, unwavering.
