Overview
- Scott McConnell urged Vice President J.D. Vance on social media to support a 25th Amendment transition, propose Senator Chris Murphy as vice president, and pledge not to run in 2028.
- McConnell framed his appeal in the context of reporting on U.S. military actions involving Iran, casting his proposal as a response to the current foreign policy crisis.
- Democratic figures including Representative Ro Khanna voiced support for the appeal, while conservative commentators such as Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry and Tim Miller criticized it.
- The 25th Amendment would require Vance and a majority of Cabinet officials to declare the president unable to discharge his duties, a step legal experts note is difficult to execute.
- Newsweek reports prediction markets placing low odds on removal this term, and it notes no indication that Vance or Cabinet officials are considering invoking the amendment.