About this episode

The episode discusses the potential for Congress to invoke the 25th amendment to remove Donald Trump from office amidst political tensions.

This week, despite securing a temporary ceasefire with Iran, there were calls from both the left and the right to invoke the 25th amendment of the US constitution to remove Donald Trump from office . Jonathan Freedland speaks to the Guardian’s Washington bureau chief, David Smith, about the various ways Congress could remove Trump from the White House

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Freedland

Guest: David Smith

Topics covered

• Trump
• 25th amendment
• Congress
• politics
• removal from office
• Iran ceasefire

Keywords

• Trump
• 25th amendment
• Congress
• removal
• politics
• Iran
• ceasefire

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Guardian

Places: Iran, United States

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