President Donald Trump’s latest appearance in the Oval Office on Thursday led to a wave of alarm and concern on social media, sparking new calls for his removal under the 25th Amendment.
Critics on social media highlighted several moments in particular, including one in which he suggested he had won all 50 states in the presidential election.
“Probably we won all 50 if we had an honest count if you wanna know the truth,” he declared.
Trump won 31 states in 2024.
In another, he said he wanted to build a new path connecting the Lincoln Memorial to the Potomac River and insisted that “they” want to name it “the Trump Promenade” in his honor.
He didn’t say who “they” are.
And in yet another, Trump appeared to struggle to keep alert, as he has during numerous public appearances since his return, particularly when others are speaking:
Critics sounded the alarm ― and some referenced the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
That’s a process in which the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet can declare a president unable to perform their duties. The vice president would then become “acting president.”
If the president disputes that decision, Congress would ultimately decide the issue, with a two-thirds vote in both the House and the Senate required to keep the president out of office.
One lawmaker called the situation a “national security crisis” in a post on X:
Donald Trump fell asleep multiple times in the Oval Office today. AGAIN.
That’s why I’ve called for the 25th Amendment, and dozens of my colleagues have done the same. Donald Trump is unwell and must be removed from office. It’s a national security crisis. pic.twitter.com/1lHUUMvncd
— Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari (@RepYassAnsari) June 4, 2026
The White House fired back at critics accusing the president of nodding off.
“His eyes are literally open in the clip you posted, you dumbass mouth-breathers,” the Rapid Response 47 account posted.
But the critics weren’t convinced:
The President is not well. He can’t stay awake at important White House events and cabinet meetings.@WhiteHouse needs to come clean about why trump takes so many trips to the hospital and why doctors keep giving trump cognitive tests. https://t.co/RVDknOX4ZJ
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) June 5, 2026
Nobody wants to call anything the Trump promenade. Please note – The way this naming thing works is that things are named for you after you die and when Congress designates such naming.
Otherwise you can get naming rights on private buildings by large contributions of your own… https://t.co/0IvAsAnLut
— Barbara Comstock (@BarbaraComstock) June 4, 2026
What’s the point of him still talking about this?
Not only is the claim false also it’s irrelevant, at the same time he’s undermining so many institutions while looking like a mess on TV and going on insane rants on Truth Social https://t.co/l50T7RYCbX
— Center-Right Patriot 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼🇪🇺🗽 (@ModRightPatriot) June 4, 2026
We’re all supposed to pretend this isn’t happening a lot?
How does this make us look to the rest of the world? https://t.co/x0BeVsyeBK
— Terry Moran 🇺🇸 (@TerryMoran) June 4, 2026
A glaring omission from the president’s recent physical examination is any mention of his sleep disorder. This is not normal. https://t.co/87OJjoW2Ae
— Jonathan Reiner (@JReinerMD) June 4, 2026
Pulmonary doc here. Falling asleep like this is very suggestive of a sleep disorder. POTUS needs a sleep study. And POTUS’ doctors need to be honest about the presidents declining health. https://t.co/FJ47ZmMVFM
— Nick Mark MD (@nickmmark) June 4, 2026
See…I told you it was a clone. They keep forgetting to charge its battery.
— Hunter Biden (@HunterBiden) June 4, 2026
