The 25th ... NOW!!!

President Trump speaks about Iran at a White House press conference on April 6.
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The 25th ... NOW!!!

Calls for President Trump's removal from office reached a fever pitch among congressional Democrats on Tuesday after he threatened that "a whole civilization will die tonight" in a post about Iran.

Why it matters: Lawmakers are openly floating impeachment or even removal via the 25th Amendment — a far cry from the strict taboo around such procedures at the start of Trump's second term.

With the Democratic grassroots increasingly raging at what they see as corruption and Constitutional violations by the Trump administration, their allies on Capitol Hill have warmed to more drastic methods.

Trump's strikes on Venezuela and now Iran this year have galvanized Democratic lawmakers around measures like impeachment.

Driving the news: Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), the Iranian-American president of House Democrats' freshman class, was the first out of the gate on Monday following Trump's threat of "Hell" for Iran on Easter Sunday.

"The 25th Amendment exists for a reason; his Cabinet should use it. The fate of U.S. troops, the Iranian people, and the very foundation of our global system are at stake," she said in a statement.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said in a post on X: "This is not ok. Invoke the 25th amendment. Impeach. Remove. This unhinged lunatic must be removed from office."

Matters escalated on Tuesday after Trump posted on Truth Social: "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again."

Time for the orange menace to go ... NOW!!!

The 2 week delay does not change the 25th removal bit in any way, shape or fashion.