Sunny Hostin, a co-host on ABC's "The View," has suggested that the 25th Amendment could be invoked to remove President Donald Trump from office, particularly if Republicans face losses in the midterm elections.
During a discussion on the show, Hostin raised the question of when "earnest" consideration of the 25th Amendment should begin. She posited that if Republicans lose control of both the House and the Senate, members of the Cabinet might consider using the amendment to regain control. "I think when the Republicans lose the House, and they lose the Senate, they’re going to want to have some control over this person, this person that is in the office, and JD Vance would then be that replacement and I wonder if the Cabinet then looks at each other and says, okay, we’ve got to take control of this, 25th Amendment," Hostin stated.
The 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution outlines the process by which a president's Cabinet can remove him or her from office if deemed unable to perform the duties of the position.
Fellow co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin expressed skepticism, noting that if Trump's Cabinet did not take such action in the period following January 6, 2021, before he left office, it was unlikely to happen now. "I think if they didn’t do it after January 6, in that period before he left office, it’s never going to happen," Griffin said.
This is not the first time "The View" co-hosts have discussed the possibility of invoking the 25th Amendment concerning a president. Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar have previously called for its use. Goldberg referenced the amendment in September 2025 while discussing Trump's efforts to resolve the war between Russia and Ukraine, stating that if Biden had acted similarly, she would have advocated for his removal. Behar questioned in December 2025 when the Cabinet would act to remove the president, particularly after Trump unveiled plaques beneath portraits of his predecessors on the White House Presidential Walk of Fame.
"The View" has also been involved in a campaign seeking public support amid an inquiry by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding equal time for political candidates. The show's campaign includes a petition asserting that "The View" qualifies as a bona fide news interview program, with a commercial arguing that the FCC should not control who appears on the show and that viewers should decide.