Republican vice presidential nominee says Democrats are orchestrating a "coup" and manipulating the presidential race.
Vice presidential hopeful JD Vance advocated for Democrats to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Biden from office during his rally in Virginia on Monday.
Vance argued that Biden's withdrawal from the race should prompt serious consideration of his fitness for presidency.
JD Vance Urges 25th Amendment Removal of Biden: 'If He Can't Run, He Can't Serve'
"Can anybody just admit that if Joe Biden is not fit to run for president, he ain't fit to serve as President of the United States either?" Vance asked the crowd.
Vance also criticized Vice President Kamala Harris, whom he described as "a million times worse" than Biden.
JD Vance Urges 25th Amendment Removal of Biden: 'If He Can't Run, He Can't Serve'
"She signed up for every single one of Joe Biden's failures, and she lied about his mental capacity to serve as president," Vance said.
Vance accused Harris of extreme views on immigration and law enforcement, including support for decriminalizing illegal immigration and abolishing ICE.
JD Vance Urges 25th Amendment Removal of Biden: 'If He Can't Run, He Can't Serve'
"There is simply no way that you can sit here and say the policies of Joe Biden have worked, which is to say that we got to kick Kamala Harris out of the Oval Office," Vance said.
Vance characterized the Democratic Party's actions as a threat to democracy.
JD Vance Urges 25th Amendment Removal of Biden: 'If He Can't Run, He Can't Serve'
"Democrats are the ones who want to throw out 14 million ballots and not elect Kamala Harris, but select Kamala Harris with a bunch of billionaires and Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi making the decision instead of Democrat voters," Vance said.
Vance extended an invitation to disaffected Democrats to join the Republican Party, assuring them that their votes would be valued.
"If you are a Democrat primary voter, they don't give a damn about you because they don't give a damn who you voted for," Vance said.
"We want to make America great again. We believe in elections. We believe in persuading voters, not lying to them for three and a half years and then doing a switcheroo," Vance added.
Vance's call for the 25th Amendment's invocation has sparked debate, with some supporting his position and others dismissing it as partisan rhetoric. The 25th Amendment allows for the removal of a president from office if they are deemed unfit to serve.
