Newsom Calls Trump's Election Integrity Speech a 25th Amendment Moment

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday evening called President Donald Trump's speech on election integrity a legitimate 25th Amendment moment. Newsom stated that the only thing missing in the address was tin foil and described it as the rambling of a mad king.

Trump delivered the speech that evening and said newly declassified documents would show foreign data theft by China. He added that U.S. government members had known about election vulnerabilities for years, that Americans had been misled about those weaknesses, and that new evidence of election fraud existed.

Rep. Jamie Raskin unveiled a bill that would remove Trump using the 25th Amendment. The amendment, ratified in 1967, allows the Cabinet to deem a president unfit or permits Congress to establish an independent body to make that determination.

Rep. Yassamin Ansari echoed the call on Thursday, stating that Trump lies with every breath he takes and asking how anyone could deny the urgency of the 25th Amendment. In April she had said Trump was experiencing severe cognitive decline and had become a national security threat.

Earlier in 2026 she joined Raskin and other Democrats in urging Congress to remove Trump and create an independent review group that would include past presidents, physicians, and other experts. Fox News reported that Newsom's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether he would support the bill.