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As the fallout has intensified over President Trump’s reaction to the Capitol riots that took place on January 6, many lawmakers—including Pa. Sen. Bob Casey—have called for the President’s removal via the 25th Amendment.
The amendment was created in the 1960s to set the line of succession should a president become unable to do their job.
John Kincaid, Robert B. and Helen S. Meyner Professor of Government and Public Service, told The Daily Local that it’s unlikely to happen, given that Vice President Pence and 11 Cabinet members would have to send a certification to Congress that would then require a two-thirds majority in both chambers.
