Skip to contentOpen Letter to Congress on Trump and the 25th Amendment— May 11, 2026
We strongly urge legislation pursuant to section 4 of the 25th Amendment to depute Congress in lieu of the Vice President and principal officers of the executive departments with the power to determine whether the President is “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.”
As regards President Donald Trump, the attached letter published in the Congressional Record by Senator Whitehouse, from renowned medical professionals across the political spectrum, makes a convincing case for finding President Trump mentally unfit and dangerous to mankind. Since the letter was written, President Trump has threatened to destroy 6000 years of Iranian civilization, which includes Cyrus the Great’s release of Jews from Babylonian Captivity and Omar Khayyam’s Rubaiyat. Mr. Trump’s deranged raving on April 7 speaks for itself: “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.”
Every day Mr. Trump remains in office is a roll of the dice with the survival of the species. President Trump might employ nuclear weapons against Iran in a fit of rage (backed by his unstable “secretary officer” Hegseth, who describes himself as a “warrior of God”), which would not be ignored by China, Russia, and Pakistan. Vice President J.D. Vance and principal officers of the executive departments have displayed spinelessness in response to Mr. Trump’s Hitler-like rants, disqualifying them from fairly appraising his ability to discharge the powers and duties of the White House. Congress must thus step into the breach with appropriate legislation. In exercising its judgment under the 25thAmendment, Congress would be expected to take testimony under oath of experts in the fields of physical and mental health.
We summon you to display the courage of the 56 signatories to the Declaration of Independence who, defying the dictatorial King George III and his powerful military, signed their death warrants to secure unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, fortified with a government by the consent of the governed.
Sincerely,
Bruce Fein
Ralph Nader
Attached:
- Statement from Medical Professionals – Congressional Record—Senate, April 30, 2026