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Obama Threatened Biden with Removal from Office Under 25th Amendment - Sy Hersh
Sputnik News ^ | 7/27/24

Posted on 07/27/2024 8:47:11 PM PDT by marshmallow

Biden announced his intention to drop out of the race July 21 and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the party's nominee.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Former US President Barack Obama threatened Joe Biden with removal from office under the 25th Amendment to the US Constitution if he did not withdraw from the presidential race, US investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has claimed.

Obama told Biden he had gotten the approval of US Vice President Kamala Harris to invoke the safeguard against presidential incapacity, Hersh said in a blog post on Substack.

The journalist noted that, in accordance with the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, the US president may be removed from power in the event he is judged to no longer be able to carry out his duties, with the vice president stepping into the role.

Hersh claimed that by the time Obama called Biden, it was already clear Harris would receive Democratic leaders' approval to run as the party's candidate.

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KEYWORDS: 25thamendment; biden; bidensmentaldecline; harris; incompetentbiden; kamala; kamalaharris; obama; obamanation; russianagitprop; senilejoe; seymourhersch; seymourhersh; sputnik; substack; syhersch
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To: Leaning Right

Hmm. Its a tough thing, 25th is needed because eventually health reasons someone can’t do the job.

But too much politics and selfish egos at play. Not sure what the solution to Biden’s decline is as everyone covered it up til he was polling bad against Trump, then they cared.


21 posted on 07/27/2024 9:08:17 PM PDT by goodolemr
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To: cgbg

That’s in the little known banana republic subparagraph 4, section2.🍌📑


22 posted on 07/27/2024 9:12:04 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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To: marshmallow

Biden should’ve forced Barack to do it.


23 posted on 07/27/2024 9:12:43 PM PDT by Skywise
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To: chaosagent

No. But the VP and one cabinet member can get the ball rolling.


No it takes the VP and the majority of the Cabinet to get the ball rolling. And all it takes to stop the ball is the President’s signature on two letters, one to the Speaker and one to the President pro Temp of the Senate. It then takes a vote of 2/3rds of each house to remove.

Unless the President is in a vegetative state, or mad like King George III, the 25th isn’t going to work. How could the dems be sure that the Republicans in both houses will provide the necessary votes? They can’t be.

Despite what the left said, Bidens speech won’t be remembered by anyone. What might be remembered is if it is ever revealed what Biden was told and by whom to make him drop out from the race.

We are living in interesting times.


24 posted on 07/27/2024 9:15:00 PM PDT by hanamizu ( )
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To: goodolemr

> It’s a tough thing, 25th is needed because eventually health reasons someone can’t do the job. <

Yes, indeed. But as I noted earlier, I’d rather the decision be left to the state governors instead of a bunch of Washington insiders.

And more than just that. 2/3 of the state governors should be allowed to remove a president for any reason. Decentralize power as much as possible.

If I ever invent a time machine, I’m going to go back and mention this to the Founders.
🙂


25 posted on 07/27/2024 9:16:11 PM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: marshmallow

KEEP THIS JERK JOE AWAY FROM ANY POLITICAL ACTTIVITY

HE IS GOING TO TRY TO CHANGE THE SUPREME COURT..

KEEP HIM AWAY FROM THE SUUPREME COURT.

WHAT ABOUT THE STUPID YEARS WHEN THE STUPID LEFT WAS IN CHARGE OF THE COURT...DID WE CRY LIKE BABIES...NO, NO, NO ...WE LIVED WITH IT.

WELL, IT’S OUR TURN

PUT A LEASH ON THE JERK IN THE OVAL OFFICE.


26 posted on 07/27/2024 9:16:24 PM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: Dr. Sivana

>>>...”actually INVOKE it”<<<<

INITIATE IT is more accurate....lots of peeps must concur...and then a congressional vote.


27 posted on 07/27/2024 9:17:24 PM PDT by chiller (Davey Crockett said: "Be sure you're right. Then go ahead'. I'll go ahead.)
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To: Skywise
Biden should’ve forced Barack to do it.

I bet Barry was bluffing. It'll make the Democrats look bad to invoke the 25th. They'll have to depend on Republican votes to remove Biden from the presidency.

28 posted on 07/27/2024 9:18:04 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: marshmallow

Did joe sniff kamalas hair? What’d he do to piss her off? Hes as fit as a fiddle. Hes sharp as a tack. /s


29 posted on 07/27/2024 9:19:32 PM PDT by know.your.why
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To: Fai Mao

“... I doubt there were the votes to remove”

Maybe not. But I’m sure they had a plan B if it didn’t work.


30 posted on 07/27/2024 9:21:38 PM PDT by mbrfl
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To: marshmallow

Isn’t it wonderful that O freakin bamma, can threaten the PRESIDENT OF THE US and seemingly get away with it.

MEANWHILE, CAN ANY OF THE TALKING HEADS IDENTIFY ANYONE WHO IS CONTROLLING DONALD J TRUMP.

Ya know what...THE LEFT BRINGS OUT THE BEST IN US.


31 posted on 07/27/2024 9:22:33 PM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: Maris Crane

Biden can’t decree chit. ..not SC court packing...nor can Kamalot


32 posted on 07/27/2024 9:22:35 PM PDT by chiller (Davey Crockett said: "Bot to mention court packie sure you're right. Then go ahead'. I'll go ahead.)
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To: chiller

GOOD~!!!!!


33 posted on 07/27/2024 9:28:32 PM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: marshmallow
I read it was Nasty Nancy who told Joe or Jill it was time to say good-bye or be removed by the 25th Amendment. Maybe Obummer tag-teamed him too, but Pelosi was definitely involved in Biden's change of plans.
34 posted on 07/27/2024 9:31:41 PM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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To: Maris Crane

Changing the supreme court requires an ammendment to the constitution. Ain’t going to happen. It’s all for show.


35 posted on 07/27/2024 9:31:42 PM PDT by norcal joe
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To: marshmallow

Yeah Sputnik.

But the 25th is the Cabinet’s duty, and they are still committing Treason by not invoking it right now.

Who is running the White House anyway? Its not Biden and its not Obama.


36 posted on 07/27/2024 9:33:10 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: Dr. Franklin
They've been attached at the hip for a very long time


37 posted on 07/27/2024 9:44:27 PM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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To: marshmallow

I honestly don’t think we’ll ever know what happened behind-the-scenes. However, we do know that Biden dropped out of the race, without a press conference, without a phone call to any medial outlets, etc. with a screenshot of a questionable letter posted on X and no comment for several days, the White House staff is not even knowing he was dropping out.

I absolutely believe there was some sort of behind-the-scenes pressure to force him out of the race, what that was, as I said earlier, may never be known


38 posted on 07/27/2024 9:47:30 PM PDT by matt04 ( )
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To: marshmallow

I’m enrolled in a study of aging.

On Thursday morning I was given quite a number of mental tests via telephone.

Name as many words as you can in one minute starting with a certain letter.

Tell me the next number in the series....

I’m going to tell you a number of words....


39 posted on 07/27/2024 9:48:51 PM PDT by Brian Griffin (Ask Congress to send middle class property/income tax cap amendments to the states.)
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To: marshmallow

and that’s why he jumped up so fast to support the Hyena as a last FU!!!


40 posted on 07/27/2024 9:53:15 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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