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The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence: Trump's profane and perverse Iran social media post is why the 25th Amendment was written

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

Politics, Washington, Congress, News, Ms Now, President, Versant Media, Policy, Versant, Government, Senate

4.56.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump threatens civilian infrastructure in Iran. Also, Rep. Chellie Pingree says it’s “time for the 25th Amendment.” And the Trump administration is accused of violating international laws in the Iran war. Rep. Chris Deluzio, Rep. Chellie Pingree, and Todd Huntley join Lawrence O’Donnell.

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0:00.0

This is why the 25th Amendment was written.

0:04.4

It was ratified in 1967, authorizing the vice president and a majority of the cabinet to remove the president from power.

0:13.1

When and if that president is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.

0:22.8

The 25th Amendment was written for the day when the Democratic leader of the United States Senate could credibly say,

0:29.1

quote, the president is ranting like an unhinged madman, as he said yesterday.

0:38.3

It was impossible to imagine back when they wrote the 25th Amendment was impossible for them

0:44.3

to imagine a day with the President of the United States ranting like an unhinged madman

0:50.9

until Donald Trump took the oath of office.

0:55.7

The 25th Amendment was written for the day when a former Republican member of Congress

1:02.1

who voted for that Republican president three times would declare to the world,

1:06.4

he has gone insane.

1:11.6

The 25th Amendment was written for yesterday at 803 a.m.

1:19.9

That's what Donald Trump delivered his Easter greeting to the world

1:23.3

that included a promise to commit war crimes on Tuesday night.

1:30.4

The 25th Amendment was written for this.

1:35.9

Most of you have seen this profane and perverse social media post.

1:41.6

I am not going to read it, as is customary for such exhibits introduced on TV

1:47.8

news programs because it is pure, war-mongering, filthy madness. We can put it back up on the full

1:57.4

screen for anyone who hasn't read it to actually finish reading it right now.

2:03.6

I will not use it as an opportunity for audiences to get to hear another anchorman using the dirty word.

2:12.3

I will not read Donald Trump's poison aloud because it is beneath my dignity, and that's not a

2:19.5

phrase I use very often. And we should all be deeply concerned about living in a country

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