After Trump’s CNN ‘fight’ video, #25thAmendmentNow starts trending on Twitter The Boston Globe
By Jaclyn Reiss
9 hrs ago
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Some Americans were so upset by President Trump’s latest controversial tweet that a hashtag lobbying for his removal from office was trending on Twitter on Sunday night.
The term “#25thAmendmentNow” began trending several hours after Trump tweeted a mock video that shows him pummeling a man — his face obscured by the CNN logo — outside a wrestling ring, along with the message: ‘‘#FraudNewsCNN #FNN.’’
Some media organizations were alarmed by the outright violence toward journalists portrayed in the video, and CNN accused Trump of engaging in ‘‘juvenile behavior far below the dignity of his office.’’
However, a White House aide insisted the tweet should not send a chill across the media landscape.
‘‘I think that no one would perceive that as a threat,’’ homeland security adviser Tom Bossert said. ‘‘I hope they don’t. But I do think that he’s beaten up in a way on cable platforms that he has a right to respond to.’’
Still, many condemned Trump’s video online, sparking the #25thAmendmentNow hashtag. The 25th Amendment is a procedure to remove presidents who haven’t committed crimes but are considered unfit to be in office. Cabinet members would first have to certify that the president is “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office,” and then two-thirds of Congress would have to concur for the procedure to take place. The vice president would then become president under the amendment.
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