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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is alarmed by President Donald Trump's erratic behavior in recent days.
That is why he supports a bill to give Congress a role in determining whether the president of the United States should be removed from office because he is unable to do his job.
The measure, in response to Trump's conduct in the days after testing positive for coronavirus, would establish a process to give Congress a say in removing a president from office under the 25th Amendment to the Constitution.
This allows a president to be removed from office if the majority of Cabinet members and the vice president consider him incapable of performing his duties.
Section four of Amendment 25 also says that if a majority of a statutory body, along with the vice president, declare in writing that if the president is disabled and unable to do his or her job, the vice president immediately becomes interim president.
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The bill, Democrats say, will create such a body to help determine the president's fitness.
The proposal, to be presented Friday by Pelosi and Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin, will create a body designed to "help ensure continued effective leadership at the highest office of the executive branch of government," according to Pelosi's office.
The measure has practically no chance of becoming law.
But it is designed to increase attention to Trump's condition after his doctors have provided limited information about his recovery from the coronavirus.
Why does Pelosi doubt Trump's ability to be president?
Pelosi mocked the plan at a news conference Thursday and said she would speak on the 25th Amendment issue this Friday.
And in a series of recent comments, Pelosi questioned whether Trump can do his job given his drug regimen, including the use of a steroid.
On Thursday, he said Trump appears to be "in an altered state right now" and told Bloomberg TV that "there may be some impeachment of judgment."
When asked if she had questions about the President's ability to serve in the Presidency at this time, Pelosi stated, “What I said about the President is that we don't know if someone who… didn't say this.
I quoted others to say that there are those who say that when you are taking steroids and / or if you have covid-19 or both, there may be some impaired judgment, but again that is for doctors and scientists to determine. "
The comments drew an angry retort from Trump, who retweeted several messages suggesting Pelosi is trying to stage a coup.
Trump finally responded to Pelosi: “Crazy Nancy is the one who should be under observation.
They don't call her crazy for nothing! "
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The new bill appears to build on what Raskin, a scholar of constitutional law, has proposed in the past.
An earlier bill sought to establish a bipartisan commission that, under the direction of Congress, would conduct a medical examination of the president to determine whether he is "mentally or physically incapable of fulfilling the powers and duties of the presidency."
Under that plan, the 11-member commission would be appointed by House and Senate leaders in both parties.
In its previous bill, the commission would be required to report its findings to Congress.
The mystery of Trump's health
Trump's health has been shrouded in mystery.
Several of his actions have drawn criticism for ignoring precautions to prevent additional infections in the west wing of the White House.
It also remains publicly unknown when Trump last tested negative before testing positive.
Calling Fox Business Thursday from the White House residence, where he continues to take steroids as part of his COVID-19 treatment, Trump's voice sounded hoarse over the phone.
White House communications director Alyssa Farah again refused to tell reporters the date of the president's last negative test before he tested positive for coronavirus, citing Trump's "private medical history."
After he tested positive for the virus twice last Thursday and announced his positive status Friday morning, Trump's condition appeared dire.
Later Friday, Trump's doctor said he had a high fever and received supplemental oxygen as well as the antibody cocktail from biotech company Regeneron.
He was eventually transported to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for three days for monitoring.
But it didn't always meet social distancing and mask-wearing guidelines that experts say are essential to minimize the spread of the disease.
Trump left the hospital Sunday to ride in a van with his security team, and past supporters cheered him on in front of Walter Reed.
And in a dramatic return to the White House on Monday, Trump removed his mask to pose in greeting as his helicopter departed before entering.
«Do not fear the covid.
Don't let it rule your life, "Trump wrote several hours before carefully stepping out of the hospital's golden doors, even when his doctors warned him that he was still" not out of the woods. "
CNN's Clare Foran, Haley Byrd, Kevin Liptak, Jason Hoffman, and Maeve Reston contributed to this report.
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