25th Amendment Makes Removal of Unfit President Difficult by Design

The 25th Amendment offers a way to remove a mentally incapacitated president, but as debates around President Joe Biden show, using it is politically and legally complex. (Getty Images)

By    |   Friday, 06 June 2025 06:19 AM EDT ET

A century before Joe Biden took office, a U.S. president was so mentally incapacitated that the first lady became de facto commander in chief.

Due to lack of political will and no clear-cut guidance from the Constitution, no one — not even the vice president — intervened as Edith Wilson essentially took over for President Woodrow Wilson.

Craig Myers

Craig Myers was a reporter and editor for newspapers in Alabama and Florida for more than 25 years. A graduate of Troy University, he earned a master's degree in International Affairs from Middle Tennessee State University, where he works full-time and teaches journalism part-time.

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A century before Joe Biden took office, a U.S. president was so mentally incapacitated that the first lady became de facto commander in chief.
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