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Tokyo Sand 🇺🇸 @DHStokyo
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Since the 25th Amendment is trending, let's review whose votes we need to make it happen.

First up, the VP's vote is REQUIRED. Would Mike Pence declare that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office?
If you voted No, then we need to stop talking about the 25th Amendment. It isn't going to happen without his vote.
That said, if Pence DID vote Yes, then you'd need every single Cabinet member to vote Yes. That includes:

Mike Pompeo
Steve Mnuchin
James Mattis
Matthew Whitaker
Ryan Zinke (he isn't gone yet)
Sonny Perdue
Wilbur Ross
Alex Acosta
Alex Azar
Ben Carson
Elaine Chao
Rick Perry
Betsy DeVos
Roberts Wilkie
Kirstjen Neilsen

Would a MAJORITY (at least 8) of those Cabinet officials be willing to declare that President Trump is unable to perform his duties?
No? Well there's your answer. The 25th Amendment is a pipe dream with all the Republican enablers we have.

Here's more if you want to dig into the mechanics and history of the 25th Amendment:
vox.com/policy-and-pol…
CORRECTION: A *majority* of the Cabinet (so at least 8 members) need to vote Yes along with the VP to kick Trump out of office. [In the earlier tweet, I said it had to be every member of the Cabinet, which is incorrect.]
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