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Calls to Invoke 25th Amendment Intensify After Trump Links Greenland Push to Nobel Snub

The Constitution requires the vice president and a Cabinet majority to initiate any transfer of power under Section 4, a step never used to permanently remove a president.

President Donald Trump waves to the media as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, January 20, 2026, in Washington.
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Overview

  • Disclosure of a message to Norway’s prime minister shows President Trump tying his pursuit of Greenland to not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize and stating he no longer feels obligated to think purely of peace.
  • Sen. Ed Markey urged invoking the 25th Amendment, joined by several House members including Eric Swalwell, Sydney Kamlager-Dove and Yassamin Ansari, though no formal Cabinet action has been reported.
  • Section 4 would require Vice President JD Vance and a majority of principal executive officers to declare the president unable to discharge his duties, with supermajorities in Congress needed to uphold it if contested.
  • Norway clarified its government does not award the Nobel Peace Prize, and Greenland’s leader asserted the territory’s right to decide its own future, emphasizing respect for international law.
  • Trump has recently said the United States would have Greenland “one way or the other” and has refused to rule out using force to acquire the semi-autonomous Danish territory.