Tucker Carlson says Trump should've been removed under 25th Amendment, ABC News

Former Fox host Tucker Carlson said President Donald Trump “should have been removed from office” under the 25th Amendment, Carlson told interviewers while discussing Mr. Trump’s threats toward Iran, ABC News reported.

Carlson called for invoking the 25th Amendment in remarks that ABC News summarized as urging removal after what the outlet described as a “threat of nuclear war” and comments connected to the Strait of Hormuz, according to the ABC story the network published covering Carlson’s interview.

An empty studio chair under a single spotlight, a microphone on the desk, and a scattered stack of unbranded papers suggesting a tense interview setting

Tucker Carlson expanded on the point in a separate media write-up that cited his interview with NPR, where multiple outlets said Carlson argued Mr. Trump’s statements were grounds for action by the president’s cabinet.

Mediaite reported Carlson “called for President Donald Trump to be removed from office by his own administration officials under the 25th Amendment,” and Newser summarized that Carlson “said the constitutional tool used when a president is unfit for office should be used on President Trump,” both reflecting the same call to have Cabinet officials act.

A blank presidential podium in an otherwise empty room, a solitary chair pulled back, hinting at a vacant leadership moment

Political commentators and outlets have highlighted the rarity of invoking the 25th Amendment; ABC’s coverage framed Carlson’s comments as a sharp escalation from a prominent conservative commentator who once supported Mr. Trump.

The article above draws on ABC News’ reporting of Carlson’s comments and on contemporaneous coverage in Mediaite and Newser that noted Carlson said the cabinet should remove the president; those outlets linked the remarks to Carlson’s interview appearances and quoted his position directly.

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ABC News — reported that Tucker Carlson said Trump “should have been removed from office” under the 25th Amendment after threatening nuclear action toward Iran.
Mediaite — published that Carlson “called for President Donald Trump to be removed from office by his own administration officials under the 25th Amendment.”
Newser — summarized Carlson saying the 25th Amendment “should be used on President Trump,” noting his interview remarks.