California Governor Gavin Newsom's earlier call for the 25th Amendment to be invoked against President Trump has prompted a backlash from conservative commentators, who have turned the argument around and questioned Trump's own political rivals, including President Joe Biden's fitness for office in previous debates. The row highlights the increasingly personal and combative tone of US political discourse, with both sides now routinely invoking the constitutional mechanism for removing an incapacitated president as a rhetorical weapon against opponents.

The article, published by Fox News, centres on Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin's introduction of a bill invoking the 25th Amendment against Trump, which Newsom had publicly backed. Conservative figures, including Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany, responded by accusing Democrats of having previously "propped up a vegetable" — a reference to claims about Biden's mental acuity while in office — and argued the party lacks credibility to raise fitness concerns about Trump. The piece situates the exchange within a broader pattern of escalating partisan attacks covered by the outlet.