<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A top member of Congress has proposed a team of experts that would determine whether </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="" title="Donald Trump"><span>Donald Trump</span></a><span> is fit to remain as president.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-dementia-cognitive-test-jamie-raskin-demand-usa-iran-politics-news/d34b7be0-49eb-4392-aeb2-d0af1c8d1068" rel="" target="" title="Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin"><span>Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin</span></a><span> has submitted legislation that would create an "independent commission on presidential capacity".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The commission would be tasked with deciding whether to activate the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-tucker-carlson-turns-on-him-nathaniel-moran-christian-easter-comments-usa-news/6a858c40-c491-4d92-97b2-3a5708749226" rel="" target="" title="25th Amendment"><span>25th Amendment</span></a><span>, a law that allows for a president to be removed from office if they are no longer up to the job.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-dementia-cognitive-test-jamie-raskin-demand-usa-iran-politics-news/d34b7be0-49eb-4392-aeb2-d0af1c8d1068"><strong><span>Top Democrat demands Donald Trump submit to a dementia test</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>While the commission would apply to all future presidents, Raskin specifically cited the behaviour of Trump in motivating the legislation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Public trust in Donald Trump's ability to meet the duties of his office has dropped to unprecedented lows as he threatens to destroy entire civilisations, unleashes chaos in the Middle East while violating Congressional war powers, aggressively insults the Pope of the Catholic Church and sends out artistic renderings online likening himself to Jesus Christ," Raskin said in a statement. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We are at a dangerous precipice.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-25th-amendment-not-fit-to-serve-team-of-experts-jamie-raskin-usa-politics-news/08cb968c-0c16-492d-9137-df77ccf7b17d" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It is now a matter of national security for Congress to fulfill its responsibilities under the 25th Amendment to protect the American people from an increasingly volatile and unstable situation."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The bipartisan commission would consist of eight retired statespersons including former presidents, vice presidents and cabinet members, selected by both parties.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>And party leaders would also select four doctors and four psychiatrists to serve on the body. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-wall-street-journal-lawsuit-dismissed-florida-judge-jeffrey-epstein-letter-usa-news/89dbfad3-ffe3-49ac-9463-0067409cca42"><strong><span>Trump learns the fate of $14 billion lawsuit over Epstein birthday letter</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The commission would then select a 17th member themselves.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>With the consent of the vice president, the commission could decide whether to activate the 25th amendment.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Raskin's legislation is likely not to pass into law because Democrats are in the minority in both chambers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But fifty Democrats are cosponsoring the legislation nevertheless.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In recent weeks many prominent conservatives have begun publicly expressing concern about Trump's mental state."He's clearly not well," his former press secretary Stephanie Grisham said last week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This isn't 'just Trump being Trump'."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>And Trump's former lawyer Ty Cobb said the president was "clearly insane".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It highlights the level of his insanity and his depravity," Cobb said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I think he's gone."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Last week Raskin wrote to the White House doctor demanding Trump take a dementia test.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Raskin requested a comprehensive cognitive test, with the results to be shared with Congress.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He cited Trump's profane social media post on Easter Sunday in which he </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/can-donald-trump-be-charged-with-a-war-crime/71871985-f374-4fea-be6a-9d3ec69e4161"><span>threatened to destroy Iranian civilian infrastructure</span></a><span>, dropped the F-word and praised Allah.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/kamala-harris-considering-running-for-president-in-2028-thinking-about-it-usa-politicsn-news/5a5ad30a-800d-4ed4-9014-7a0f79c2c49c" target="" title="Kamala Harris 'thinking about' another run for president"><strong><span>Kamala Harris 'thinking about' another run for president</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But the president's behaviour has become a talking point in American media in his second term. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In a cabinet meeting he spoke for several minutes about a conversation he had with the CEO of the company that makes </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-election-2020-sharpiegate-explained-claims-sharpies-ruined-arizona-are-false/43b1cfb5-1c0f-44c0-af20-1f41fd116f8a" rel="" target="" title="Sharpies"><span>Sharpies</span></a><span>, which the company said never took place.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He spoke for eight minutes about poisonous snakes in Peru during a Christmas event.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He claimed to have ended a non-existent war between Cambodia and Armenia.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He also apparently concocted a long anecdote about his uncle's interactions at college with the Unabomber, even though his uncle died before the terrorist was identified.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>And after posting an AI-generated image of himself as Jesus Christ this week, he later claimed he thought it showed him as a doctor.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 25th Amendment has never been invoked to permanently remove a president from power.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-alex-jones-candace-owens-tucker-carlson-megyn-kelly-usa-news/7ecda21e-08cd-49a7-8166-bbd47975ad53" target="" title="Trump rages at some of his biggest former backers"><strong><span>Trump rages at some of his biggest former backers</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a 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