I cannot see Pence going along with the 25th

[berni_mccoy]

He cancelled his events for some other reason... my money is on the fact that he’s positive.

If Pelosi knows this, then the announcement on the Commission makes sense. With both the President and Vice President ill from a deadly disease, we should question their ability to govern.

I don’t think Pelosi would have done this otherwise. It would be a distraction from the Biden campaign any other way. It would never pass the senate and there would never be a veto proof majority... unless the Republicans are finally done with Trump. And that may be so.

And I suspect McConnell may have been her lead on Pence being positive. He was throwing the administration under the bus this afternoon on COVID. He’s trying to get any space from Trump he can get now.

[SheltieLover]

1. Hearings should be live on every tv & radio outlet

People have a fking right to know!

For all we know, he has been trying to nuke something, including our own country!

[berni_mccoy]

4. There very well may be a National Security issue involved.

[SheltieLover]

7. No doubt. Fat ass in WH!

They could do that separately.

[Sherman A1]

2. Interesting theory

I don't see Pence going along with the 25th, but it is 2020 and who knows what might happen as goofy as this year has been.

[DonaldsRump]

10. Power is power

Pence and Mother would love to be Acting President and First Lady, respectively if there is the political will in Congress to do it.

[Sherman A1]

11. It is indeed

but, I don't see this coming to pass.

[Statistical]

3. Yeah Pence would need a spine transplant to invoke the 25th.

POTUS is being crazy. The 25th SHOULD be invoked. The GOP won't do it so Pelosi is calling them out. Keep it in the headlines. Keep everyone talking about how dangerous and crazy Dumpy is. Keep everyone talking about how spineless Pence and the GOP are. Ensure the stink of Trump sticks to them.

[unblock]

5. yeah, i have mixed feelings about this effort.

if it helps biden, great. but i don't really want anything to undermine the message that america is rejecting the whole republican party in november.

i don't want republicans or the media to be in a position to suggest he lost in november because he's very ill, or anything about specifically donnie.

it's important that america reject *all* of this crap, not just one man.

[DonaldsRump]

6. Speaker Pelosi must know that something is up

and, I agree with you: she wouldn't be doing this without some kind of indication to go ahead by the Senate. As I understand it, Trump can override the House Commission by 2/3rds of the House and Senate. I don't think she would undertake something like this if it weren't warranted under all circumstances, including political support.

That being said, this is pure speculation on my part. Who knows with all the lying and gaslighting going on.

[maxsolomon]

8. This is pointless speculation. No Trump Cabinet member would.

Pelosi's just needling Trump.

[DonaldsRump]

12. It can be the Cabinet or a commission created by Congress

Speaker Pelosi is going with the latter. Maybe this is just being cautious, but it's a bit risky to go all the way on this without bipartisan support in Congress which, admittedly, would be a first in years.

[SheltieLover]

9. She might just be trying to get them on record

[berni_mccoy]

13. That would only work in the House. The Senate isn't required to touch it

[SheltieLover]

16. Right

But there might be vulnerable sitting dems

And lots we don't know going on.

[ihas2stinkyfeet]

14. i dunno. i think mother would love to see her little boy in the big chair.

[yellowcanine]

15. If Trump is on a ventilator and/or comatose he doesn't have a choice if a majority of the cabinet

declares Trump unable to perform the duties of the President. Also Trump himself can say he can't do it and then Pence is acting President until Trump says otherwise.