CNN host John Berman pressed Democratic New York Rep. Gregory Meeks Thursday on whether his party plans to impeach President Donald Trump over his warning to destroy a civilization in Iran.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats said in a post on X that Trump is âunfit for officeâ for his threat to wipe out âa whole civilizationâ if his deadline for Iran to agree to U.S. terms was not met. Meeks, the ranking Democrat on the committee, initially appeared hesitant to answer as Berman pressed the impeachment question on âCNN News Centralâ Thursday, but did note that Republicans would never be on board with such a plan.
âNow, there are Democrats who have called for either impeachment or trying to invoke the 25th Amendment,â Berman said after showing the X post shared by Meeks. âHow do you feel about those efforts? Do you support those efforts?â
âWell, hereâs what I feel. I feel that Donald Trump is trying to bankrupt America right now,â Meeks replied. âWhen you talk about the cost of his war of choice, thatâs already cost the American people over twenty-five, thirty billion dollars, costing us a billion dollars a day. If you look at what heâs done with reference to tariffs and other things, and the cost of living and how heâs asking now for another 200 billion, might be reducing that. So, you know, I think heâs taking America down the path that heâs taken several of his business previously. I know them in New York, he bankrupted them. So is he an incompetent as president? Yes. Heâs an incompetent president.â
âSo, yes or no, is it worth the effort to either impeach him or evoke the 25th Amendment?â Berman pressed again.
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âLook, I donât think, if Iâm going to be honest with you, John, and I will â you know, youâve got to be able to count in this business, and this business, whether heâs competent, I can talk on that,â Meeks said. âBut to do those things, you have to have the votes.â
Meeks seemed to indicate impeachment isnât on the table, without saying it outright.
âWhen I see that we have Republicans who wonât even have hearings in regards to oversight, so thereâs no oversight by Republicans. And they control the House, they control the Senate, they have the presidency,â he said. âSo realistically, I donât have the time. I want to, Iâm worried about the country, the countryâs economy, the American people, and thatâs where my efforts are going to be moving forward.â
Berman quickly wrapped up the segment after that response.
Trump on Tuesday warned that a âwhole civilization dieâ if Iran failed to reach an agreement on ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz by the 8 p.m. deadline that night. Iran agreed to a two-week conditional ceasefire before the deadline, which led Trump to postpone a planned attack on country.
Israel launched deadly attacks on Lebanon which threatened the truce between the U.S. and Iran.
Democrats have introduced articles of impeachment against Trump multiple times during his second term, including Michigan Rep. Shri Thanedar, who unsuccessfully attempted to impeach Trump in April 2025. Thanedar cited the Supreme Courtâs decision from April 10, 2025, that the administration must facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an MS-13 member deported to El Salvador.
Democratic Texas Rep. Al Green forced the House to vote on whether to impeach Trump in December, which was overwhelmingly tabled in a 237 to 140 vote. The congressman cited Trumpâs call for Democratic lawmakers who called on military members to refuse illegal orders to face arrest or trial that could be âpunishable by death.â
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