Newsom again calls for Trump’s removal under 25th Amendment
California Gov. Gavin Newsom called Trump "mentally ill" and demanded the 25th Amendment after the president's remarks about Los Angeles and San Diego.
So Gavin Newsom has a medical degree now, along with his law degree from Santa Clara? That must be it, because only a physician could diagnose the President of the United States as "mentally ill" from a podium in Sacramento. Otherwise, he's just a politician throwing around clinical terms to cover for the fact that his own state is on fire and he's got nothing to show for it after years in charge.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom called for invoking the 25th Amendment against President Donald Trump, calling the president "mentally ill" following Trump's controversial remarks involving Los Angeles and San Diego.
"Donald Trump is mentally ill. TIME FOR THE 25TH!" Newsom said in statements provided to multiple media outlets.
The Democratic governor's comments came after Trump referenced the two California cities while discussing Iran during a campaign rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, on Monday.
"They can take out a city. Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego," Trump said. "This is a very small price to pay."
President Donald Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., have feuded throughout Trump's second term so far. (AP Newsroom)
Newsom blasted the president as "deranged and dangerous" in a post on X responding to the remarks.
It is not the first time Newsom has called for using the 25th Amendment against Trump. In July, the California governor said Trump's election integrity speech represented a "legitimate 25th Amendment moment" and described it as "the rambling of a mad king."
That earlier call drew sharp pushback from Republicans, who accused Newsom and other Democrats of applying a double standard after defending former President Joe Biden amid questions about his age and cognitive fitness while he was in office.
The 25th Amendment, ratified in 1967, provides a process under which the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet — or another body designated by Congress — can declare a president unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office.
U.S. President Donald Trump wraps up an appearance at a campaign rally at Pinnacle Bank Expo Center on the Nebraska State Fairgrounds on October 5, 2026, in Grand Island, Neb. ( )
The White House has pushed back on interpretations of Trump's latest comments, saying the president was arguing that American cities could have faced threats from Iran if Tehran had obtained a nuclear weapon.
White House communications director Steven Cheung said the ensuing "media freakout" was "not rooted in reality," adding that Trump "was clearly stating U.S. cities would have been threatened if a nuclear Iran hadn't been stopped."
"America is safer because of the President. Iran has no nuclear, no navy, no air force, and no money," Cheung said.
Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., and President Donald Trump shake hands on Jan. 24, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump's remarks came as he discussed the costs associated with the conflict with Iran, telling the Nebraska crowd that Americans were paying a "small price... for keeping the world safe, keeping our country safe," before referencing the potential threat to U.S. cities.
Fox News Digital reached out to Newsom's office and the White House, but did not immediately receive responses.
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So Gavin Newsom has a medical degree now, along with his law degree from Santa Clara? That must be it, because only a physician could diagnose the President of the United States as "mentally ill" from a podium in Sacramento. Otherwise, he's just a politician throwing around clinical terms to cover for the fact that his own state is on fire and he's got nothing to show for it after years in charge.
The 25th Amendment is a serious piece of constitutional machinery. It exists for when a president is physically or mentally incapacitated to the point of being unable to do the job. It was not designed as a toy for a partisan governor to grab when he doesn't like the President's tone about his failed leadership. Calling for the Cabinet to oust a sitting president over a political disagreement about wildfire management isn't just reckless, it's a dangerous stunt that cheapens the entire document. This is a tantrum dressed up as constitutional scholarship. Newsom knows the amendment requires the Vice President and the Cabinet, none of whom are going to sign off on this, so he's performing for the progressive base that wants to hear Trump is crazy. They aren't interested in governing; they are interested in vengeance.
And what was the "trigger" for this latest outburst? The President pointed out a basic, undeniable fact: Los Angeles and San Diego have serious problems with homelessness and crime. He said what millions of Americans see on the news every night. Newsom's response isn't to fix the encampments or clear the streets. His response is to declare the man pointing at the mess mentally unfit. It's the political equivalent of shooting the messenger, but with a legal brief attached. The left’s only answer to criticism is to pathologize the critic.
Here is a news flash for the governor: calling the President names doesn't remove a single tent from a sidewalk or stop a single smash-and-grab robbery. It doesn't get the 25th Amendment anywhere, because this isn't about the President's health. It's about Newsom's ambition and his desperate need to change the subject. If he spent half as much energy on his actual job as he does on these publicity stunts, his state might be in better shape. But that would require governing, and evidently, that's harder than demanding a coup. We'll stick with the President who gets up and works every day, not the one who spends his time watching the clock and waiting for a psychiatrist's note.
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