Dozens of Democrats call for Trump’s removal after his Iran threats

Iran warDozens of Democrats call for Trump's removal after his Iran threatsThe Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill backed steps like impeachment and removing the president via the 25th Amendment, even after Trump's ceasefire announcement.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00President Donald Trump speaks about the war against Iran at the White House on Monday.Brendan Smialowski / AFP - Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 7, 2026, 11:44 PM EDTBy Raquel Coronell Uribe and Kyla GuilfoilDozens of congressional Democrats called for President Donald Trump to be removed from office Tuesday after he used extreme rhetoric against Iran that included threatening to wipe out "a whole civilization."Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.More than 70 lawmakers, including a handful of senators, said in separate social media posts that Trump's Cabinet needs to invoke the 25th Amendment to the Constitution and declare him unfit to serve, Congress should impeach and convict him, or both."The House and Senate must return to session. The House must pass articles of impeachment, and then the Senate must vote to convict and remove the President. Or, the cabinet and Vice President, with congressional concurrence, must invoke the 25th Amendment and remove Trump," Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., wrote in a statement on X.Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said he agreed with calls to invoke the 25th Amendment, adding: “No President in control of his senses would publicly promise to eradicate an entire civilization.”“We need to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove Trump,” Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., wrote Tuesday morning on X. “Threatening war crimes is a blatant violation of our constitution and the Geneva Conventions.”Khanna reiterated his position Tuesday night on MS NOW, adding that "we need to use all options" to remove Trump.The White House didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.The lawmakers’ p...