Whoopi Goldberg, the outspoken co-host of ABC’s The View, dropped a bombshell on Wednesday, declaring it’s time to invoke the 25th Amendment to oust President Donald Trump from the White House due to concerns over his mental fitness. In a segment dripping with partisan fervor, Goldberg lamented Trump’s handling of everything from policy debates to international relations, framing his leadership as a national security risk that demands immediate action from his Cabinet and Vice President. This isn’t just celebrity hot air—it’s a call to subvert the electoral process, echoing the left’s playbook from the Russia collusion saga to the impeachments, all while ignoring Biden’s own well-documented cognitive stumbles.
For the 2A community, this rhetoric is a flashing red warning light. The 25th Amendment, designed for true incapacity like a stroke or coma, has been weaponized by anti-Trump forces as a constitutional end-run around voters who just handed him a mandate. Imagine the precedent: if Trump’s mental fitness can be questioned post-election over fiery speeches or policy wins, what’s stopping a future Democrat president from facing the same scrutiny—or worse, using it to consolidate power? Gun owners know this game all too well—it’s the same slippery slope that turned assault weapon bans into full confiscation pushes. Trump’s unapologetic defense of the Second Amendment, from challenging ATF overreach to promising reciprocity for concealed carry, makes him a bulwark against Bloomberg-funded gun-grabbers. Removing him via 25th would hand the reins to a VP or Speaker who might greenlight more red-flag laws or executive orders mimicking Harris’s border failures but targeted at your AR-15.
The implications ripple far beyond Whoopi’s echo chamber. With Trump’s return signaling a pro-2A resurgence—think SCOTUS solidifying Bruen, states like Texas advancing permitless carry—this push reeks of desperation from Hollywood elites who fear losing their grip on cultural narratives. 2A patriots should see it as a rallying cry: mobilize, donate to pro-gun PACs, and flood airwaves with reminders that the real mental fitness test is trusting We the People, not activist TV panels. If the left wants to play constitutional chicken, we’re locked, loaded, and ready to defend the Republic—one Amendment at a time.
