The president is reinstated immediately by just saying “Um, guys, I’m still here.” It then requires a 2/3 vote of BOTH HOUSES to remove him. So it’s even more difficult to do than to impeach and remove a president, because impeachment/removal requires only a majority of the House and 2/3 of the Senate.
The 25th Amendment is written the way it is to insulate it from politics, by having the President’s own VP AND Cabinet be part of the process to remove his power. Pelosi’s plan would be seen as pure politics any time the Congress and the presidency were of different parties.
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“If the President is removed, the Vice President takes over as President, and can appoint a new Vice President.”
But the 25th Amendment says “Acting President” at the end of Section 4.
Article II Section 1 Paragraph 6 says,”such Officer shall act accordingly, until the Disability be removed.”
Now with impeachment and conviction, yes the president is removed but a disability is potentially temporary - the VP is Acting President and not at liberty to appoint a new VP.