Hypothetical plot to remove Trump stuns analyst: 'A lot of ways this can go wrong'

A hypothetical plot to remove President Donald Trump from office stunned a political analyst on Wednesday.

The plot, concocted by former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, involved Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio teaming up to push Trump out of office under the 25th Amendment. Reich hypothesized in a recent op-ed for Alternet that Vance would approach Rubio and offer him the vice presidency after Trump leaves office. Then the two men would go to Capitol Hill to get the blessings of Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). The two men would also enlist the help of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to "make the 25th Amendment stick," Reich argued.

The plan stunned David Pakman, a liberal political commentator and host of "The David Pakman Show" on YouTube, who reacted to it in a new video.

"There are a lot of ways that this can go wrong, and there are people who would be very afraid of how they will suffer if it doesn't go well after they say 'I'm involved and I'm interested,'" Pakman said.

For instance, Pakman noted that Reich gave the hypothetical a 30% chance of success. He also noted that Vance and Rubio have a lot to lose if the plan doesn't work out, and would likely face the wrath of Trump's base in the meantime.

There are also questions about whether Vance or Rubio would be willing to go through with the plan in the first place, since both men are seen as the frontrunners for the 2028 presidential nomination, Pakman added.

One factor working in the plan's favor is that Americans are still unhappy with how the war in Iran is playing out, and its related economic impacts, Pakman said.

"The odds continue to rise as Americans are increasingly unhappy with Trump and MAGA, and the current Republican leadership," he said.