Johnson says Biden's Cabinet should discuss invoking 25th Amendment
Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that President Joe Biden’s Cabinet should discuss invoking the 25th Amendment in the wake of a politically disastrous debate that compounded age and acuity questions. Johnson, asked about calls from within his own conference for the amendment to be invoked, said that “there's a lot of people asking about” it, but that it was up to members of Biden’s Cabinet. “I would ask the Cabinet members to search their hearts. … And we hope that they will do their duty, as we all seek to do our duty to do best by the American people. These are fateful moments,” Johnson told reporters. Pressed if he was saying he believed the 25th Amendment should be invoked, he added: “If I were in the Cabinet … I would be having that discussion with my colleagues at the Cabinet level. I would. … We'll see what action they take. It’s a serious situation.” Johnson’s comments come after Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) said on X that he would be introducing a resolution that calls on Vice President Kamala Harris to "mobilize the principal officers of the Cabinet" under the 25th Amendment "to declare the [president] is unable to successfully discharge the duties and powers of his office." and notify Congress that she was assuming the duties of acting president. Roy subsequently introduced the resolution Friday afternoon.
Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that President Joe Biden’s Cabinet should discuss invoking the 25th Amendment in the wake of a politically disastrous debate that compounded age and acuity questions.
Johnson, asked about calls from within his own conference for the amendment to be invoked, said that “there's a lot of people asking about” it, but that it was up to members of Biden’s Cabinet.
“I would ask the Cabinet members to search their hearts. … And we hope that they will do their duty, as we all seek to do our duty to do best by the American people. These are fateful moments,” Johnson told reporters.
Pressed if he was saying he believed the 25th Amendment should be invoked, he added: “If I were in the Cabinet … I would be having that discussion with my colleagues at the Cabinet level. I would. … We'll see what action they take. It’s a serious situation.”
Johnson’s comments come after Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) said on X that he would be introducing a resolution that calls on Vice President Kamala Harris to "mobilize the principal officers of the Cabinet" under the 25th Amendment "to declare the [president] is unable to successfully discharge the duties and powers of his office." and notify Congress that she was assuming the duties of acting president.
Roy subsequently introduced the resolution Friday afternoon.
