President Donald Trump on Wednesday attacked an ally for refusing to sell him part of its country, declared himself “the chosen one” and quoted someone who called him “King of Israel.”
He also claimed he could singlehandedly change the 14th Amendment of the Constitution by ending birthright citizenship.
To cap the day off, he cited auto pioneer and infamous anti-Semite Henry Ford in a message on Twitter.
That was enough for many of his critics to demand action from within Trump’s own administration, calling on Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove him from office, causing hashtags such as #25thAmendment and #25thAmendmentNow to trend:
Quite understandably trending. #25thAmendmentNow pic.twitter.com/T4pnw2ik4c
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) August 21, 2019
um ... #25thAmendment anyone ...? https://t.co/1Auj5zyhsP
— Don Cheadle (@DonCheadle) August 21, 2019
25th Amendment NOW https://t.co/sIltayTZ09
— Nancy Sinatra (@NancySinatra) August 21, 2019
Between the embarrassment with Denmark and this in 24 hours, it’s time for the 25th Amendment. Trump is mentally unfit to lead! pic.twitter.com/Qc6UWJzXTm
— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) August 21, 2019
.@realDonaldTrump is a clear and present danger—to our country, to the globe and to himself. #AmericaDeservesBetter#25thAmendment
— Gov. Bill Weld (@GovBillWeld) August 21, 2019
So #25thAmendmentNow & #AntiChrist is trending because
— Terrence K. Williams (@w_terrence) August 21, 2019
@realDonaldTrump said he was the Chosen One.
Over 60 million people voted for him so yeah the American People Chose Him to be President!
I will choose him again in 2020!
Who’s with me???
👉 #WeThePeopleChoseTrump pic.twitter.com/3t9gRxBlqI
"I am the chosen one."
— Holly Figueroa O'Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) August 21, 2019
He's not just talking about trade.
He truly thinks he's the chosen one, and so does his die-hard base of 35% of Americans who will never leave him.
Impeach. #25thAmendmentNow. Giant Meteor.
I don't care. He just needs to go.pic.twitter.com/7gr25uWTJG
25th Amendment. #loon
— John Weaver (@jwgop) August 21, 2019
It’s 2019 and #antichrist, #KingOfTheJews, #KingOfIsrael, and #25thAmendmentNow are all trending at the same time....
— David Leavitt (@David_Leavitt) August 21, 2019
Surely it’s a sign of the end times. pic.twitter.com/D2OL9G16nh
When you hop on Twitter and see Antichrist, King of Israel, Second Coming of God, and #disloyaljews all trending.
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) August 21, 2019
Oh - and #25thAmendmentNow is also trending.
Don't worry everyone - we're in good, stable hands to lead us through! pic.twitter.com/IYubLH8aws
IT'S TIME FOR THE 25TH AMENDMENT https://t.co/NcBSAyn5kd
— rabia O'chaudry (@rabiasquared) August 21, 2019
If you want to save the 14th Amendment, invoke the 25th Amendment
— Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) August 21, 2019
#25thAmendmentNow is trending but it won’t be easy to use the 25th to oust him because all his character flaws were already flagrant when he was elected. He did not suddenly become unfit
— Karim Emile Bitar (@karimbitar) August 21, 2019
“You knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in” (poem he often quoted)
via @Martina https://t.co/zZF976lMjh
FACT CHECK: #14thAmendment On Citizenship Cannot Be Overridden By Executive Order
— Laurel M. Davila (@laureldavilacpa) August 21, 2019
Another reason why we need to #25thThe45th https://t.co/R9tZNkb89D
It's one thing to talk about yourself in the third person, and claim American Jews are #DisloyalToTrump.
— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) August 21, 2019
But now he's calling himself the King of Israel? The 2nd coming of God?
CONGRESS: The insane narcissism is off the charts. He's BEGGING for the #25thAmendmentNow.
DO IT. pic.twitter.com/IvTvxx1DgZ
#25thAmendmentNow and #ImpeachTrumpNow should be trending every single day until it happens.
— 𝙿𝚊𝚍𝚒 (@PadiHenderson) August 21, 2019
The way things are going, one expects that the first half of 2020 will feature Vice President Pence racing feverishly to get the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment before Trump can dump Pence at the Republican convention.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) August 22, 2019
when #25thAmendmentNow & #antichrist are trending in the us, it can't be good for the country
— suzy q 🏳️🌈 (@sedefelice) August 21, 2019
Clicked to see why #25thAmendmentNow was trending on twitter. pic.twitter.com/Cv2dGE0f8D
— Ghost (@aquinastheory) August 21, 2019
#25thAmendmentNow is trending after Trump looks up to the sky and tells reporters "I am the chosen one". pic.twitter.com/lFaiBgIpPh
— United States Trends (@Trends4USA) August 21, 2019
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