A publication circulating on social media guarantees that several US senators have called for the “removal of Trump” of the Presidency of the United States, invoking the 25th Amendment of the Constitution and claiming “unfitness for office”. But is this scenario happening now? SIC Verifica, not to be missed, today on Jornal da Noite.
The viral text claims that a group of senators “officially requested” the I was disappointedtion of Donald Trump based on 25.th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and suggests that there is a current political movement in this direction.
The message is presented as if it were a recent development e from the to understand that the President of the USA faces an ongoing process to be removed of the position.
What really happened?
O episode described is not current: rdates back to January 2021, in the final phase of the Trumpfollowing the attack on the Capitol.
At the time, several Democrats – including members of Congress – publicly defended the possibility of triggering the which allows you to remove a President case it is it is considered incapable of performing duties. A measure never came to fruition.
The publication omits the temporal framework. To the not mention that the events occurred in 2021misleads readers, in a context in which the actions of Donald Trump have been increasingly questioned.
Furthermore, the very description of the mechanism of the 25th Amendment is simplified: Congress cannot, by itself, remove directly a President. O process requires the active participation of the deputyPresident and the majority of Executivo.
SIC verifies that it is…
The claim that several US senators are calling for the impeachment of Donald Trump based on the 25th Amendment does not correspond to an event recent What exists is the reuse of an episode real , occurred in 2021, after the attack on the Capitol, presented as if it were current.
