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Multiple Democratic lawmakers are calling for the removal of President Donald Trump after he threatened to “wipe out a whole civilization” amid escalating tensions with Iran.

Some shit you should know before you dig in: In case you missed it, President Trump created quite the controversy yesterday after posting a warning to Iran ahead of his deadline to reach a ceasefire. Trump wrote, “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will,” and separately warned he could “wipe out” the country if it failed to meet US demands. Trump’s statement triggered alarm and speculation that he was hinting at using a nuclear weapon, though the White House later clarified he was not threatening to use nuclear weapons despite those interpretations. The escalation came just hours before a deadline tied to reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and ultimately resulted in Iran agreeing to a fragile two-week ceasefire with the United States.

What’s going on now: More Democratic lawmakers are calling for President Donald Trump to be forcibly removed from office, arguing his rhetoric has crossed a dangerous line. Sen. Ed Markey said, “Congress needs to get back in session now to stop this war and remove Donald Trump,” adding that the president has “threatened war crimes on an apocalyptic scale.” Sen. Chris Murphy echoed that sentiment, writing, “No President in control of his senses would publicly promise to eradicate an entire civilization,” while Rep. Ro Khanna argued, “We need to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove Trump… Threatening war crimes is a blatant violation of our constitution.”

Others, including Rep. Seth Moulton, said the ceasefire doesn’t change the stakes: “Temporary ceasefire or not, Trump already committed an impeachable offense.”

The calls have largely come from Democrats, though a few Republicans and conservative figures have expressed concern. Still, most GOP lawmakers have remained silent or defended Trump’s actions as strategic, with Sen. Joni Ernst saying his rhetoric may simply be “leverage.” Meanwhile, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse acknowledged the growing pressure but warned against expectations, saying, “Invoking the 25th is not realistic right now,” citing a loyal Cabinet and lack of Republican support.

Removing Trump is highly unlikely as impeachment would require a majority vote in the House and a two-thirds conviction in the Senate, numbers Democrats simply do not have with Republicans in control of Congress. The only other pathway, invoking the 25th Amendment, would require Vice President JD Vance and a majority of Trump’s Cabinet to declare him unfit, a scenario widely viewed as unrealistic.