‘The 25th Amendment was written with Donald Trumps in mind,’ ex-CIA director says

NewsWorldAmericasUS politics‘The 25th Amendment was written with Donald Trumps in mind,’ ex-CIA director saysJohn Brennan joins calls for president’s removal and says: ‘We really are in very, very troubling times’Joe Sommerlad Monday 13 April 2026 13:19 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2956542","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-25th-amendment-john-brennan-b2956542.html","title":"‘The 25th Amendment was written with Donald Trumps in mind,’ ex-CIA director says"}}CloseDonald Trump says U.S. will blockade Strait of Hormuz after Iran talks end without dealSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}F...