Tucker Carlson Urges 25th Amendment Against Trump Over Iran War, Axios Reports

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson said President Donald Trump should have been removed from office via the 25th Amendment over the U.S. war with Iran, according to a report published Sept. 24, 2026, by Axios and confirmed by NPR's Newsmakers interview released the same day. Carlson made the remarks on his public platform, the report stated, tying them directly to the ongoing Iran conflict, which entered its seventh month this week.

According to Axios, Carlson's call for invoking the 25th Amendment followed Trump's repeated threats to use nuclear weapons against Iran. During a United Nations General Assembly address, Trump threatened to "annihilate" Iran if it did not capitulate to U.S. terms, remarks that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian characterized as war crimes, according to a report by Middle East Eye [1]. The exchange marked at least the third time Trump had vowed to erase the country, The New American reported [2].

Carlson's Remarks and Reported Context

In an interview with NPR published Thursday, Carlson recounted telling Trump days before the U.S. and Israel launched the war with Iran that the conflict was not about Iran's nuclear program but was being pushed by Israel to achieve the goal of taking Iran "off the map," diminishing the Gulf Arab states, and ultimately pushing the U.S. out of the region, according to Antiwar.com [3]. Trump dismissed Carlson's concerns by saying, "We all die anyway," Carlson said in the interview [4][3].

Carlson also said Trump's Cabinet should have invoked the 25th Amendment and removed him from office for threatening nuclear war, The New American reported [4]. Carlson has a history of criticizing U.S. military intervention and has publicly questioned the motivations behind the Iran war. In a June 2025 exchange with Sen. Ted Cruz, Carlson pressed the senator on the religious motivations driving U.S. support for the conflict, according to NaturalNews.com [5]. Carlson has also alleged that Israeli intelligence had prior knowledge of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and viewed the event as beneficial for U.S.-Israel relations [6].

A March 4, 2026, report from LifeSiteNews cited by NaturalNews.com noted that "Marco Rubio, Mike Johnson, Tucker Carlson Indicate Israel Steered US Into War Against Iran" [7]. The report provided context for Carlson's long-standing opposition to the war, though his specific remarks about the 25th Amendment represent an escalation in tone.

The 25th Amendment Process

Section 4 of the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution allows the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet to declare the president unable to discharge the duties of his office, according to the text of the amendment. If the president contests the declaration, the vice president and Cabinet must reconvene to reaffirm their determination. Congress must then assemble within 48 hours and vote on the matter within 21 days. A two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate is required to keep the president removed from power, as stated in the amendment.

The process has never been fully invoked in U.S. history. Legal scholars have noted that the amendment was designed for cases of physical or mental incapacity, not policy disagreements. No congressional action on the 25th Amendment has been reported in connection with the Iran war, officials said. The Senate narrowly defeated a War Powers Resolution on Thursday in a 49-50 vote, with four Republicans—Senators Rand Paul, Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, and Thom Tillis—supporting the measure, according to Antiwar.com [8]. The House had passed its own War Powers Resolution on Sept. 15 by a 220-204 vote, according to The Epoch Times [9].

Constitutional details regarding the 25th Amendment are drawn from the text of the amendment and from legal scholars who have analyzed its application. The amendment was ratified in 1967 and has been used in cases of presidential surgery and temporary incapacity, but never to remove a president over policy disputes.

Current Status and Outlook

No formal effort to invoke the 25th Amendment has been reported, according to Axios. Carlson's remarks add to the public debate over the Iran war but do not themselves initiate removal proceedings, the report stated. The Senate's rejection of the War Powers Resolution on Thursday leaves Congress without a direct legislative mechanism to end the conflict, though the House-passed resolution from September remains symbolically significant [8][9].

The war has cost the Department of Defense $38 billion and badly depleted missile stockpiles, according to a Congressional Budget Office analysis released Tuesday and cited by Responsible Statecraft [14]. Fuel prices remain elevated nationwide, with farmers struggling under rising diesel and fertilizer costs, according to ZeroHedge [15]. The National Iranian American Council filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Thursday, alleging that the war is unconstitutional and that U.S. citizens and their families have been harmed by a conflict that has no end in sight, Middle East Eye reported [16].

As Congress prepares for November midterms, polls show Democrats leading Republicans by almost eight points, with nearly 70% of voters disapproving of Trump's handling of inflation, according to a Real Clear Politics roundup cited by The New American [17]. Whether Carlson's call for the 25th Amendment gains traction among lawmakers remains to be seen, but the report has intensified public discussion over the war's direction and the president's authority to wage it.

References

1. Middle East Eye. "'We will never bow our head': Iran's president strikes defiant tone in UN speech". September 23, 2026.
2. The New American. "Trump Threatens to Annihilate Iran if It Doesn't Capitulate, Agree to U.S. Terms". September 22, 2026.
3. Antiwar.com. "'We All Die Anyway': Tucker Carlson Recounts Conversation With President Trump Days Before Iran War Started". September 24, 2026.
4. The New American. "Trump Makes Light of War; Carlson Says He Should Be Removed From Office for Threatening Nukes". September 24, 2026.
5. Lance D Johnson. "Senator Ted Cruz Pushes US into Iran Proxy War While Admitting Religious Motivations and Ignorance on Basic Facts". June 20, 2025.
6. Kevin Hughes. "Tucker Carlson: Israeli Intelligence Had Prior Knowledge of 911 Terrorist Attacks". September 12, 2025.
7. NaturalNews.com. "The White House's War on Iran: A Catastrophic Failure of Foresight That Will Plunge the West Into Economic Ruin". March 6, 2026.
8. Antiwar.com. "Senate Narrowly Defeats Iran War Powers Resolution". September 24, 2026.
9. The Epoch Times. "House Votes to Pass Iran War Powers Resolution". September 16, 2026.
10. The New American. "Massie Forcing Vote to Impeach Hegseth". September 15, 2026.
11. ZeroHedge. "High Crimes And Misdemeanors: Massie Forces House Vote To Impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth". September 15, 2026.
12. Antiwar.com. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. "Republicans Who Support Iran War Give Dems a Chance To Control Congress". September 21, 2026.
13. NaturalNews.com. "Republican Support for Iran War Falls as Fuel Crisis Grows, Polls Show". September 24, 2026.
14. Responsible Statecraft. "Trump's govt makes 'treasonous' claim of weapons shortages". September 16, 2026.
15. ZeroHedge. "'Survival Mode' - Farmers Crushed As Trump's War On Iran Sends Diesel Cost Soaring". September 22, 2026.
16. Middle East Eye. Yasmine El-Sabawi. "Iranian-American group sues Trump for 'unconstitutional' war on Iran". September 24, 2026.
17. The New American. "Trump's Approval Numbers Worsen. Americans Don't Like Policies on Iran, Economy, Inflation.". September 22, 2026.

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