Cawthorn calls on Harris to invoke 25th Amendment and remove Biden as president over Afghanistan crisis
By: Michael Ruiz (MSN)
And so it begins.
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn, a freshman Republican congressman, is calling on Vice President Kamala Harris to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove President Biden from office following the deadly, botched withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.
"Our nation is at a crisis point," he wrote in a letter to Harris and the rest of the cabinet Thursday.
He warned of China's ambitions on the world stage, the resurgent Russia, rising inflation, chaos at the southern border and other global predicaments threatening the U.S. - and argued that confronting them will take strong, decisive leadership.
"Joe Biden's physical inability to lead is not a political talking point - it's a demonstrable fact," Cawthorn told Fox News Thursday evening. "He is not mentally fit to serve as president of the United States."
© Reuters/AP Rep. Madison Cawthorn (left) and Vice President Kamala Harris Reuters/AP
The congressman said he does not believe Biden is capable of serving as commander-in-chief following the disastrous U.S. pullout of Afghanistan, which has left thousands of Afghan allies stranded, the country in Taliban hands and the most Americans killed in a single attack in Afghanistan in over a decade.
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"I cannot sit idly by and watch the nation that I love spiral into death and devastation because our leader cannot discharge his duties," he said. "There is no time to wait, the time for action is now."
In his letter to Harris, he wrote that as a member of the president's inner circle and a former presidential primary debate opponent, she has seen clearer than anyone Biden's "current cognitive limitations."
"As the person that works closest with the president, you are also the one who best knows the differences between the perception the West Wing wants to project and the ugly reality," he added.
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The White House did not immediately respond to an after-hours request for comment on the letter.
The request comes hours after a terrorist bombing outside Kabul's U.S.-held airport left at least 13 American service members dead - 10 Marines, two soldiers and a Navy Corpsman.
In a statement Thursday night, Harris honored the victims.
"These courageous servicemembers died while saving countless lives," she said. "They are heroes."
She said she and her family were grieving for the Afghan civilians killed in the same attack.
"Our country is grateful to all our women and men in uniform, and in particular, those working today to get Americans and our Afghan partners out of harm's way," she said. "And we will complete that mission. Today, we honor those who gave their lives in service to their nation. We will never forget."
In a news briefing earlier, Biden pledged to hunt down and kill the terrorists responsible, but critics have blasted his response as confusing and inadequate, especially after the U.S. withdrawal severely curtailed intelligence capabilities in the war-torn country, angered NATO allies and raised fears that hundreds of U.S. citizens and tens of thousands of Afghan allies may be stranded behind enemy lines - at risk of death at the hands of the Taliban.
"The Constitution provides us a remedy," Cawthorn wrote. "Section 4 of the 25th Amendment lays out the process by which the sitting president may be removed from office for inability to 'discharge the powers and duties of his office.'"
Then he urged her to start the process.
"I recognize the enormity of this request, yet that enormity is dwarfed by the scale of the consequences that face our country," he wrote.
Other leading Republicans have called on Biden to resign over the Afghan crisis.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki addressed those lawmakers earlier Thursday, saying it was "not a day for politics" in the wake of the suspected ISIS-K bombing that killed more than a dozen service members.
"We would expect that any American, whether they are elected or not, would stand with us in our commitment to going after and fighting and killing those terrorists wherever they live and to honoring the lives of service members, that's what this day is for," she said during her daily news briefing.
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Is this what Ms. Harris and Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Schumer planned all along? Just had to wait for the right opportunity.
Not likely. Anyway, Ms. Harris on her recent foray into Asia clearly indicated to her hosts that America is now going to set its sights on China, and tried, although I doubt successfully, to get Singapore and Vietnam to join in, notwithstanding she bribed them with vaccines.
They may have differences, but also have mutually beneficial relationships, and don't bash each other. Something the USA has no intention to emulate. Neither Harris nor you are capable of changing that.
YES! They conspired to take over the freewill of Rep. Cawthorn and force him to write a ridicluous letter to the VP.
Well, we know he lies to everyone.
Who, Biden? According to the left that is just Joe "living in his own world", or "Biden being Biden". Good of you to finally tell the truth that he is lying.
Well, Biden ain't Trump. That's the only thing Biden really promised. After all, this must be what the country wanted since Biden received more votes than any President in history. So, Biden really is doing what he was elected to do.
Biden didn't promise that Karma Beach would come with Piña Coladas. That mighty big D seems to be serving bitter dregs.
BTW, with Saigon 2.0 and Obamacare 2.0 it doesn't look like Democrats plan anything. Just party and be happy on Karma Beach.
That's like saying "Well, we got oatmeal to eat which is boring and tasteless, but at least it's not that moldy rancid ham and dog shit sandwich..."
Yes, it's true, many rational Americans voted 'against' Trump more than they voted 'for' Biden. The fact is that Biden is a better President, better leader and overall better human than Trump could ever hope to be, and that was enough for the majority of Americans. Is he perfect? Of course not. Will he make some mistakes, some gaffes, stick his foot in his mouth sometimes? Of course he will, we've known Joe Biden nearly half a century in American politics. But we also know that he's been a centrist pretty much for his entire career and has spent decades reaching across the aisle and working with Republicans to get things done. He also doesn't have over two dozen women accusing him of sexual assault, he's never run a single business into bankruptcy let alone five, he's never incited violence against the US government, he's never been sued for tax evasion, he's never been recorded saying "I'm automatically attracted to beautiful—I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait. And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab 'em by the pussy. You can do anything". For me and apparently the vast majority of Americans by over 7 million votes, that is more than enough reason to have voted for Joe Biden.
Today's 5 minutes of Fame, care of WtP/NT, goes to Nonentity #3.141592653589 ...
Make mine Apple, please.
I want lemon meringue
You're all out of luck, I'm baking peach & litchi.
No one ever does key lime...
Boooo!!!!!!
Not trying to act out a movie I hope...
Oh wait, you said peach. It seems that would make a better choice than apple...
I like it. I guess I have weird taste.
Either that or give me a cheesecake.
I have been having a craving for a good cannoli.
I have too. It's the lime zest they put in it I can't stand. Sorry, but I don't do citrus peel
Thank you.
Blueberry for me, please.
Cawthorn is a witless idiot who cannot grasp the fact that Harris, as president, could potentially be a much worse president than Biden.
KaHa won't invoke the 25th amendment. The wrath of 'Stronger Together' would fall on her head.
Cawthorn's letter is only a cheap-shot publicity stunt like Chuck Schumer uses to remain relevant. That's why Democrats take notice; it's their brand of politics.
Isn’t this the guy who lied about being accepted to the naval academy and then went on to be a sex creep during his one semester (he dropped out due to failing grades) at a university? Lol now he has one of the highest paying, easiest jobs on earth, fucking America lol.
Sorry I missed this yesterday... I guess it's only natural to expect some "payback" for all of the people who wanted to
25th the 45th, lol.