Tucker Carlson Says Trump Should Have Been Removed From Office

Tucker Carlson has dramatically escalated his public break with President Donald Trump, saying the president should have been removed from office after what Carlson characterized as a threat to use nuclear weapons against Iran. In an interview published September 24, Carlson said Trump should have been removed immediately under the 25th Amendment, turning what was already a bitter political disagreement over the Iran war into a much larger argument about presidential power and nuclear rhetoric.

Carlson Turns the Political Volume All the Way Up

Carlson’s criticism comes as the U.S.-Iran conflict continues to dominate international headlines. President Trump warned at the United Nations on September 22 that he could “annihilate” Iran if a peace agreement was not reached, while also indicating that diplomacy remained possible. Reuters reported that Trump described the decision as a major choice and suggested negotiations could still produce an agreement.

But there is an important distinction hiding beneath the political thunder. Axios reported that Trump has not specifically threatened to use nuclear weapons against Iran, although he has used extremely severe language about destroying or “annihilating” Iran. Carlson nevertheless interpreted Trump’s broader threats as crossing his own nuclear red line. In classic Washington fashion, one side is talking about annihilation, another is talking about nuclear weapons, and everyone appears to have brought a dictionary to a missile discussion.

The 25th Amendment Enters the Conversation

Carlson said Trump should have been removed by his Cabinet immediately after what he viewed as a nuclear threat. The constitutional mechanism he referred to is Section 4 of the 25th Amendment, under which the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet can declare that a president is unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office. Congress then has a constitutional role if the president contests that declaration.

For now, Carlson’s demand remains a political statement, not an active removal process. Congress.gov notes that Section 4 has never been used. Meanwhile, Carlson’s comments represent another major break with a president whom he once strongly supported, while Trump’s administration continues to pursue its Iran policy amid international pressure for diplomacy and fears of further escalation.

The episode leaves Washington with an uncomfortable spectacle: a former Trump ally publicly arguing that the president crossed a line that should have triggered the Constitution’s emergency presidential-inability mechanism, while the White House continues to defend its approach to Iran. Whether the dispute produces anything beyond another round of political fireworks remains to be seen, but OGM News will continue watching the Trump-Carlson confrontation, the Iran conflict and every new development that could turn this already extraordinary story into an even bigger one.