re: Pelosi "Tomorrow We are Going to Be Talking About the 25th Amendment”

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to form a commission to evaluate President Donald Trump's mental health and his ability to hold the office of the presidency, she announced on Thursday.

The commission would be part of the process to invoke the 25th amendment and comes amid fears the medication Trump is taking for his COVID treatment is affecting his mental health.

Trump, meanwhile, claimed Pelosi is crazy, should be under observation and accused her of plotting a government coup.

Pelosi, who has voiced concerns about the president's mental state, and Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin, a constitutional law professor, will hold a press conference Friday to announce legislation forming a Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of Office Act.

'The legislation will create the Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of Office, the body and process called for in the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to enable Congress to help ensure effective and uninterrupted leadership in the highest office in the Executive Branch of government,' the lawmakers said in a press release.

The House of Representatives would have to approve the formation of the commission but given Democrats' control of the chamber it should pass. It would also force the 14 Republicans in toss-up re-election contests to go on the record with a vote on the president's mental health.

However, it's unlikely Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell will bring it up in the Senate, which would need to pass it for the commission to be formed.

Pelosi warned reporters on Thursday that she was planning to investigate removing Trump from office. She invoked impeachment procedures against Trump in December. The House approved two articles against him but the Senate cleared him of the charges.

'Come here tomorrow,' she told reporters on Capitol Hill Thursday. 'We're going to be talking about the 25th Amendment.'

Trump weighed in via Twitter, mocking the speaker with one of his favorite insults for her 'crazy': 'Crazy Nancy is the one who should be under observation. They don’t call her Crazy for nothing!,' he wrote.

He also retweeted Republican Congressman Mark Green's suggestion the speaker was orchestrating a coup. 'I wouldn’t put it past @SpeakerPelosi to stage a coup. She has already weaponized impeachment, what’s to keep her from weaponizing the 25th amendment?,' Green wrote.

Pelosi spoke after Trump was interviewed on Fox Business Network in a frenzied almost hour-long interview where he suggested Gold Star families may have infected him with COVID, claimed again he was 'cured,' equivocated over whether he is still on powerful steroids, demanded AG Bill Barr indict Joe Biden and Barack Obama and twice called Kamala Harris a 'monster.'

She indicated Friday's conversation was related to concerns about the steroid Trump is taking. Some doctors have raised concerns about dexamethasone, which can cause insomnia, mania, mood swings, and rage. It has shown promise for treating patients with a severe case of COVID who are getting supplemental oxygen.

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