Former US President Donald Trump has caused outrage with a statement about overriding the constitution. Trump had once again spread his false claim on his online network Truth Social on Saturday that he was deprived of a second term in the 2020 election through voter fraud.
“A massive fraud of this nature and magnitude enables the repeal of all rules, regulations and articles, even those in the Constitution,” Trump wrote.
The White House immediately condemned Trump’s statement. “Attacking the Constitution and all it stands for is anathema to the soul of our nation and should be universally condemned,” said spokesman Andrew Bates.
President Joe Biden’s Democrat politicians sharply attacked Trump. “He’s calling for an end to America’s constitutional democracy,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. “He’s out of control and a threat to our democracy.”
Rep. Ted Lieu dismissed Trump’s statement as “anti-American and fascist.” Congressman Don Beyer said Trump had “openly declared himself an enemy of the Constitution.”
Criticism also came from some Republicans. Congressman Adam Kinzinger called Trump’s statement “crazy.” No Conservative can now support him. John Bolton, who was Trump’s national security adviser until a disagreement, said “all true conservatives” must now prevent Trump’s candidacy in the 2024 presidential election.
Trump responded to internal Twitter documents
With his statements and the demand to undo the 2020 election, Trump reacted on Saturday to the publication of the “Twitter Files” by Elon Musk. They show the internal communication on Twitter for an article in the New York Post that appeared before the 2020 election. He addressed the business of Hunter Biden, Joe Biden’s son, in Ukraine.
Twitter blocked the article at the time – which the then Twitter boss Jack Dorsey then explained as a mistake. From the leaked documents, it is clear that the ban on the article was also controversial among employees at Twitter. Experts say Musk’s post didn’t reveal any new information.
Elon Musk responded to Trump’s statement on Twitter on Sunday afternoon. He wrote: “The Constitution is greater than any President. End of the story”. (with AFP)
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Source: Tagesspiegel
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