Trump Calls to 'Impeach Jack Reed' After Senator Criticizes Tentative Iran Deal
The president demanded a senator's removal over an undisclosed Iran agreement despite the Constitution barring impeachment of members of Congress.
Overview
- Sen. Jack Reed said on Fox News Sunday that the administration’s tentative Iran deal leaves the United States in a weaker position than the 2015 JCPOA and claimed Iran’s nuclear “breakout” time has fallen from about 12 months to roughly a week.
- President Trump responded on Truth Social by calling Reed “an outright fraud, or incompetent,” mocking former President Obama, and writing “Impeach Jack Reed!” in a post widely reported on Tuesday.
- The specific terms of the administration’s tentative agreement have not been released, a secrecy that senators from both parties say is widening mistrust of the deal.
- Under the Constitution senators cannot be impeached, and removing a member of Congress would require the Senate to expel them by a two-thirds vote, a legal point many commentators stressed after the president’s post.
- Reed said he would not back down from his critique, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse echoed concerns about secrecy, and local Republicans highlighted Reed’s vulnerability ahead of his fall re‑election bid.