Former assistant U.S. attorney Andy McCarthy on Monday called for 25th Amendment hearings on President Biden after his very shaky performance at last week’s presidential debate left brand-new questions about his mental acuity and ability to carry out his duties, warning that the “threat” environment today bears resemblance to “right before 9/11.”
“I think it’s time to have 25th Amendment hearings,” McCarthy said. “I don’t really care that much about the campaign when it comes to this issue…I started to prosecute jihadists back in the 1990s. The ‘threat’ environment we are in today is reminiscent of right before 9/11, except right before 9/11 we didn’t have war raging in Europe and the Middle East, where Israel is looking at a 2-front war now. It is crazy to have someone who is non compos mentis (loose translation: ‘of unsound mind’) president.”
The resolution claims that Biden “has repeatedly and publicly demonstrated his inability to discharge the powers and duties of the Presidency, including, among others, the powers and duties of the Commander-in-Chief.”
Section 4 of the 25th Amendment authorizes the vice president and a majority of the executive Cabinet to make the decision whether the president is fit to continue in office or not. The vice president could assume the presidency if the president is declared unfit for office by her and a majority of the president’s Cabinet or Congress.