In a historically unprecedented convergence, Trump's own political base began publicly calling for his removal via the 25th Amendment following his April 7 threat that “a whole civilization will die tonight.”
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene — once Trump's fiercest defender — posted: “25TH AMENDMENT!!! Not a single bomb has dropped on America. We cannot kill an entire civilization. This is evil and madness.” This escalated from her April 1 “WAR WAR WAR” reaction and her April 5 statement that Trump “has gone insane.”
Alex Jones — Trump's most loyal media champion — asked on his April 7 show: “How do we 25th Amendment his a--?” His lawyer Robert Barnes suggested letting VP Vance “take over.” Jones had tearfully demanded a MAGA “intervention” days earlier.
Thirty Democratic lawmakers (1 senator, 29 representatives) called for the 25th Amendment, triggered by the civilization threat. Sen. Chris Murphy suggested cabinet members consult constitutional lawyers. Rep. Yassamin Ansari posted: “The 25th Amendment exists for a reason.”
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson — one of Trump's most loyal allies — publicly stated: “I do not want to see us start blowing up civilian infrastructure. We are not at war with the Iranian people.” Sen. John Curtis said he will not support operations beyond 60 days without congressional approval.
The revolt expanded rapidly. Tucker Carlson told White House staff on his show: “Figure out the codes on the football yourself because everything hangs in the balance right now. This is not hysteria, this is 100 percent real.” He demanded anyone in contact with the president say “no, absolutely not” and “I'll resign” rather than carry out the orders. Scaramucci tagged Senate Majority Leader Thune demanding removal: “Wake up: he is calling for A NUCLEAR STRIKE. Seek his removal immediately.” Candace Owens: “The 25th amendment needs to be invoked. He is a genocidal lunatic.” Alex Jones: “WAR CRIME ALERT!! The definition of genocide is destroying an entire civilization. This IS NOT WHAT WE VOTED FOR!!!”
Retired Brigadier General Steve Anderson warned on CNN of Nuremberg-like trials: “I'm old enough to remember the Nuremberg trials... I'd hate to think five, ten years from now, we'd be doing the same kind of thing with American soldiers and leaders.”
The NAACP — the nation's oldest civil rights organization, founded in 1909 — called for the 25th Amendment for the first time in its 116-year history. NAACP president Derrick Johnson called Trump “unfit, unwell, and unhinged,” saying his behavior “poses a direct threat to the well-being of millions of Americans and the integrity of our armed forces.”
When Tucker Carlson is begging White House staff to learn the nuclear codes, Alex Jones is calling it genocide, MTG is invoking the 25th Amendment, the NAACP issues its first-ever presidential removal call, and a retired general is warning of Nuremberg trials — that is not partisan opposition. That is a collapse of presidential authority.
Update (September 25, 2026): Carlson has now said it outright. Asked by NPR's Steve Inskeep whether Trump should be removed from office, Carlson said, “He should have been removed from office immediately when he threatened nuclear war,” and, confirming he meant the 25th Amendment, “He should have been bundled up and taken out. That's a crime. There's no greater crime than that.” He also said that in a private Oval Office meeting before the war, after he told Trump the war was being pushed by Israel, Trump replied, “yes, you're right. But in the end, we all die anyway. So it doesn't matter.” That account is Carlson's alone. Asked about it, the White House did not answer specifically and pointed NPR to a Trump post calling Carlson and others “stupid people.”
A fact check applies to Carlson's premise and to Scaramucci's post above. As Axios noted, “Trump has never specifically threatened to use nuclear weapons against Iran.” He threatened to “annihilate” the country and warned that a “whole civilization will die tonight.” Calls for his removal over a nuclear threat rest on the critics' reading of those words, not on an explicit threat to use nuclear weapons.