Ed Markey calls to ‘invoke the 25th Amendment’

Published January 19, 2026 2:13pm ET



Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) called to remove President Donald Trump from office via the 25th Amendment due to Trump’s recent efforts to acquire Greenland. 

Markey was responding to the letter Trump sent to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. This letter included complaints that Trump’s ambitions to take over Greenland were partially because he was rejected for the Nobel Peace Prize last year.

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