House Democrats call for commission led by JD Vance to oust Trump

Measure by Jamie Raskin follows statements by Trump about annihilating Iran and post depicting himself as Jesus

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House Democrats on Tuesday proposed creating a commission that would work with https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/jd-vance">JD Vance to remove https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump from office under the 25th amendment, should they determine he is no longer fit to serve.

The measure, introduced by Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House judiciary committee, follows a series of statements from Trump, including his recent https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/07/israel-warns-iran-lives-at-risk-if-they-use-trains-trump-deadline">warning that Iran’s “whole civilization will die” if it did not capitulate to his demands, and https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/13/trump-ai-image-christ-like-figure-backlash">a social media post that depicted him as Jesus Christ.