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Newsom Urges 25th Amendment After Trump’s Remarks About U.S. Cities

The California governor called the president mentally unfit and demanded removal under the Constitution, raising questions about whether the rare procedure could be used.

Potential 2028 presidential candidate, California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during an event held by the state Democratic Party at the Penn Center on September 3, 2026 on St. Helena Island, South Carolina. Newsom is touring the state aiming to rally Democrats ahead of the November midterm elections. South Carolina is the first primary state in the 2028 presidential election. Sean Rayford/Getty

Overview

  • President Trump, speaking at a rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, on Monday, said “They can take out a city. Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego,” a remark that prompted immediate alarm and broad attention.
  • California Gov. Gavin Newsom responded by calling Trump “mentally ill” and publicly urging invocation of the 25th Amendment to declare the president unable to carry out his duties.
  • The White House pushed back through communications director Steven Cheung, saying media accounts misread Trump and that his comments were warning about hypothetical threats from a nuclear-armed Iran.
  • No formal 25th Amendment process has been started, and Republicans criticized Newsom’s call as a partisan double standard by referencing past defenses of President Biden.
  • The 25th Amendment allows the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet or another body designated by Congress to declare a president unable to serve, and the dispute could deepen partisan fights and pressure senior officials to either act or publicly reject removal steps.