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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why. is he still president if he's kept out of the sit room during a war decision?[/quote]

Because in the US, unlike in most advanced democracies, we have to wait until the end of a four year presidential term to change out an ineffective or highly unpopular president.

In most advanced parliamentary democracies (eg., UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, etc.), the head of government (prime minister) can be removed relatively quickly if they are unpopular or ineffective through actions such as:

- Vote of no confidence in parliament which forces resignation or triggers snap elections 
- Party internal pressure or loss of majority support often leads to resignation without the need for a full vote
- A good example is the UK’s PM Liz Truss who resigned after 45 days due to economic backlash and an internal party revolt (no formal no-confidence vote was needed).

I can’t imagine any scenario at all under which the current GOP would remove a clearly demented, mentally ill, highly ineffective, unpopular and dangerous president from office. [/quote]

Not true. The 25th amendment exists for a reason.   If the GOP had morals, they would use it to force him out, rather than have his team evict him from the decision-making process because he's not capable of keeping up with the people who are actually trying to make decisions.

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