Trump says 'I don't know' when asked if he must uphold the Constitution
Trump says 'I don't know' when asked if he must uphold the Constitution
Doesn't even know the presidential oath he pledged.
You proud now MAGAts? Does this make you proud?
Pressed whether his administration is following the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution, which says no person "shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law," Trump said he wasn't sure.
"I don't know. It seems – it might say that, but if you're talking about that, then we'd have to have a million or 2 million or 3 million trials," he said. "We have thousands of people that are some murderers and some drug dealers and some of the worst people on Earth."
It might say that? Might? This isn't something that is debatable you hippopotamic dung heap. That's what it fucking says.
"Well yeah it says that but it'd be pretty inconvenient, so..."
Thank you for the new word!
Yeah, 3 million trials to catch the thousands of criminals in his own words... or maybe instead of trials first, they could maybe only be rounded up if there is any actual reason to believe they are a criminal in the first place. Then it would only be thousands of trials and all the problems being caused by rounding up 900+ innocent people per 1 criminal, would all of a sudden go away.
You proud now MAGAts? Does this make you proud?
They don't care. All they care about is their in-group is strong and the out-group is punished. They're shitty people.
I saw a guy today with two bumper stickers. One said "Trump" the other said "I love the constitution". I wonder what he would say about this?
WHY IS THIS SHIT ALLOWED! THIS MAN SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED IN ANY RESPONSIBLE POSITION! HE SHOULDN'T BE IN CHARGE OF A LEMONADE STAND MUCH LESS A COUNTRY! WHY DID AMERICA ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN! THE MAN DOESN'T WANT TO DO HIS JOB OF UPHOLDING THE CONSITUTION! THAT'S LIKE A DOCTOR SAYING THEY DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE TO ABIDE BY THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH! TRUMP AND ALL OF THE REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS NEED TO BE TRIED FOR TREASON! WHY HAS THIS MADNESS GONE ON SO LONG!
THERE IS NO ADULT WAITING IN THE WINGS TO SWOOP IN AND SAVE YOUR NATION! BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE! THE REASON NO ONE IS STOPPING THIS IS EVERYONE IS BUSY ASKING "WHY IS THIS SHIT ALLOWED!"!
I dont even trust the voting system. There has been many attempt at manipulating the results. Maybe America didnt allow this.
Doesnt matter though. This guy is awful and dangerous as president.
You shouldn't, they stole the election, here are the receipts.
https://sdvoice.info/trump-lost-vote-suppression-won-here-are-the-numbers/
A mob-led "American Constitutionalist Revolution of 2025" has a nice ring to it
Thank you for saying this for me.
I'm pretty sure this is a bot account
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
-President Trump, just this year.
"to the best of my abilities" is the loophole here
You guys have abilities?
He treats it with all the seriousness that he treats his wedding vows.
He doesn't know what the Declaration of Independence is — something that's taught all through grade and middle school in the U.S. The odds are he has no idea what that pesky Constitution says, nor does he care.
The only time when "love and unity" isn't the correct answer he uses it.
This what you get, no-vote cowards.
I'm mad at the Democrats for under signing a genocide thus disaffecting their would be voters.
the world is not binary. there are many people who bare part of the responsibility:
these and many more can have played a part all at the same time
Ikr, so hard to blame the republicans and the people who didn't vote for the shit us is in rn /s
Yes, very fearful too, but worse even: selfish, hateful and evil.
I can cry too.
It’s ok, he learned his lesson
Susan Collins
If this comment doesn't make the case for impeachment idk what does
Upholding the constitution is the most basic part of the job.
If he "doesn't know" if he can do that he is unfit for the position and should be removed immediately. Not even counting all the other violations of the constitution his administration has committed in just the first 100 days alone
You swear on it when you take the Oath Of Office.
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
However,
The Constitution provides no standards for determining whether a President has violated their oath. The fact that other branches interpret the Constitution, and may do do inconsistently with the President, creates difficulties in determining whether the oath has been violated. Just as some Presidents have suggested that the oath may require them to disregard laws when doing so is necessary to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, some lawmakers have argued that the President’s oath requires them to execute all laws, regardless of whether the President believes them to be constitutional.
The Supreme Court has not addressed these competing views, and the oath and its surrounding text do not suggest that questions about violations of the oath were intended for judicial resolution. The Court has held that the President is generally immune from civil or criminal liability for official actions taken while in office, which may impede judicial resolution of questions relating to a President’s violation of their oath arising during the President’s tenure. The Constitution’s justiciability requirements are another potential obstacle to resolution in federal court.
Impeachment provides a vehicle by which Congress may adjudicate a President’s alleged violation of their oath. Articles of impeachment against Andrew Johnson charged the President with being unmindful of the high duties of his office and of his oath of office. Draft articles of impeachment to be used against President Richard Nixon alleged that President Nixon violated his oath, though he resigned before these articles were adopted. Articles of impeachment adopted in the impeachment of President Bill Clinton charged the President with violating his constitutional oath, as did articles of impeachment adopted in both impeachments of President Donald Trump.
The political process provides another check on the President’s violation of their oath. James Madison and Alexander Hamilton suggested in various contexts that political accountability might help ensure the President’s fidelity to their office. In his second inaugural speech, George Washington observed that violating his oath would invite the upbraidings of all who are now witnesses of the present solemn ceremony.
https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S1-C8-1-5/ALDE_00013936/
Traitor cunt.
He does not. He's above any and all laws. I don't know why, but he his. The Constitution is meaningless to a king.
I don’t know why
Because nobody is both willing and able to impose accountability on him.
Oh he literally forgot the oath of the presidency? Sounds like a good reason to invoke the 25th amendment.
I’ve got it! Let’s wring our hands about this while we continue to do nothing. Wait until it’s too late, and THEN start to fight back. That’ll show ‘em!
I take it that you'd recommend a celebration on the 5th of November?
Someone start a Facebook group, this person is onto something!
"I don't know" the defense of criminals and toddlers.
Worked for Ronald Reagan, works for Trump, I guess.
What does it take to get this guy out of office? Genuine question. We impeached this guy like twice but it didn't go through
To be fair, I don't know either. I mean he's supposed to, and he swore an oath to, but if nobody is going to enforce that then must he really? What happens if/when he doesn't?
Trump probably had his fingers crossed while he took the oath.
He didn't bother putting his hand on the Bible. Not that I care, but you'd think his "omg christian patriot doggy mommy" followers would say something.
I always go back to that early coronavirus briefing where a reporter questioned his authority to dictate state government lockdown policies and he just sat there stunned, repeating "when you're the president your authority is total because you have total authority, it's total..." It's been clear for years that this fucking guy never understood the job description, and rather than learning anything from experience, he's having it rewritten. The constitution isn't going to save us from that.
No, no he knows what he's doing. He's just not doing anything for anyone else other than himself and his ilk.
You proud now MAGAts? Does this make you proud?
Yes. Yes it does. And there are plenty of them who want more of this.
And I don't even blame the MAGA morons any more. I blame the "progressive" Democrats and so-called "independents" who decided to stay home in November and allow Trump to return to power because Kamala Harris had the audacity to commit sins like running for President while being a black woman, campaigning with Liz Cheney that one time, and not being left enough for their liking, so obviously the only reasonable thing to do was to let Trump return to power.
How's that working out for y'all, you fucking chodes?
I've been saying this for a long time.
The people who stayed home or voted third party are still trying to blame Dems for this, because the Dems didn't try hard enough and "didn't inspire them".
Yeah? Well if you need a politician to inspire you to show up and fill out a piece of paper that will help protect marginalized groups, then you're a piece of shit.
I'm not a Dem. Never will be. But I understood what was on the line.
Gaza is gonna get glassed, my gay and trans loved ones are in immediate danger, among God knows how much more heinous shit is going down.
They said they were gonna do this. And a huge group of people who wanted to be seen as morally pure decided to sit it out to feel superior.
You're not superior. You're a monster. The Dems shouldn't have to "inspire" you to stop a fascist regime. It's American exceptionalism at it's fucking worst.
Fuck ALL of them. All of em.
Even dems are still American, and everything is about MEEEE!
We can blame the MAGA crowd, too. There's enough blame to go around. We can also blame the strategists who killed the momentum that Harris/Walz had.
But you know why I blame the "progressive" Democrats and "independents" more?
Everybody knew that the MAGA crowd was going to MAGA.
Everybody knew that the strategists were going to stick to the same old playbook.
And you know what else everybody knew?
Everybody knew that in this election, not voting for Harris was a de-facto vote for Trump.
Everybody knew that whatever your position was on any given topic, Trump's position was an exponentially worse option.
Everybody knew that even under the best of circumstances, this was going to come down to the wire.
These people knew it. They knew how important their vote was, and they stayed home anyway. And they still infect this very community with their constant excuses for blaming everybody else for their own choices because Kamala Harris wasn't the perfect candidate.
"She wasn't a supporter of Gaza." First, let's remember the fact that the Jewish voters in this country exponentially outnumber Palestinians multiple times over, and if she had spoke out against Israel and it cost her even 10% of the Jewish vote, she'd still have lost even more votes than she would have gained from Gaza supporters. And second, if the people of Gaza are supposed to be your primary concern, how is allowing a man who was openly campaigning on amping up the genocide, annexing the land, and turning it into beachfront property any better for them? Or the university students in this country who are now being deported for supporting them?
"She campaigned with Liz Cheney one time." So fucking what? Liz Cheney wasn't running for re-election. None of Liz Cheney's policies were on any ballots. This was a woman who, much as I disagree with her on 99.99999999% of policy issues, still sacrificed her career to try to hold Trump to account. Conveniently, of all the dozens of Republicans who endorsed and even campaigned with Harris, she is the one everybody gets all up in arms about. Gee, I wonder what separates her from all of the Republican guys that also endorsed Harris? And even without that.......everybody gets mad because Harris campaigned with someone who formerly supported Trump. But how in the name of holy fuck does it make sense to retaliate by allowing Trump to return to power? "I'm so fucking mad that a former Trump supporter endorsed her that I'm going to let Trump return to power! That'll show 'em!".
"She wasn't far enough to the left on
<whatever issue>
". Ok. Again, so fucking what? How does allowing our government to be controlled by a far-right trifecta that is campaigning on dismantling the very progressive programs you're supposed to support help that in any way, shape, or form?The lot of them decided that the remedy to not shooting themselves in the foot was to point the gun at their own head instead.
And I've said it before and I still believe it: The people who fall into this category I believe are closeted racists who either low-key support Trump's immigration policies, didn't want to vote for a black woman, or both, and are just using one of the above flimsy arguments to justify their choice rather than admit it.
It's not the Dems fault that so many people didn't give a shit about marginalized groups.
Don't forget calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. The Gaza virtue signallers really hated that.
She was the second shittiest candidate, but in a two horse race, why would anyone choose otherwise? Baffling.
"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
The oath of office has one stipulation. Just one.
He's taken it twice. He's such an evil man.
"to the best of my ability" is a pretty big loophole for Trump, who has no ability.
Turns out as long as they have ( R ) next to their name, the president can operate with all the integrity of a five year old trying to get out of cleaning their room
Get. Him Out!
"I don't think so" is what he meant
Sounds like yet another high crime and misdemeanor. Why doesn't the co-equal branch established in Article I do it's duty? And failing that, why doesn't Hegseth, who has "We the People" tattooed on his drunken forearm, have the courage that he demands of others to tell off his boss? Where are the Oath Keepers who say they are so opposed to a tyrannical government and take their oaths to the Constitution seriously?
They wipe their collective asses with the Constitution. For that, everyone in this administration, and those who enabled it should burn as the traitors that they are.
Imagine celebrating a fascist swearing allegiance to a slavemasters pact.
A lot of Trumpers here decorate their cars with "We the people..." in Constitution-style script. I wonder how much of it he needs to violate for them to see the disconnect.
Take their guns away and let's see what the bobble heads do.
he means he doesn't know the definition of constitution
There's only one correct answer and that's not it...
To be fair to trump, he is retarded and doesn’t know shit.
he cant swear the truth, because he wants to violate it.
That's because he can't spell it without looking at his phone
I’m sure the Oath Keepers group will speak out and act on this. Right? Right? *crickets*
This comment has devastated the entire MAGAverse
Donny, you had ONE job...
He knows. He just hasn't consolidated enough power yet to outright openly say he doesn't give a shit. But keep waving those protest signs around guys. I'm sure that'll slow him down.
That's the issue isn't it? Things aren't bad enough that armed rebellion would be successful. If you tried you'd die and the vast majority will simply call you a terrorist and move on. Maybe you'll get some popularity like luigi while the state works on executing you.
So instead people protest, but at best that may swing one or two votes in congress, but not enough to stop anything.
But as things get progressively worse and the state becomes more authoritarian revolution will also be harder as many will be tossed into a gulag before they can take up arms.
Plus any armed resistance will be used as an excuse to declare martial law.
Seems like a no win scenario. The current best chance is he has a stroke and Vance fails to govern effectively
The solution is to work towards forming and building up antifascist guerilla resistance blocks, so that when shit really starts getting too real for people, resistance groups are there ready to go
Yes, it of course would have been better to do it all earlier, but as you said..
It's super frustrating, for sure. You can plainly see what's gonna happen, and yet most people are too clueless to support it
Fucking "Yes" lawyers who continue to make attempts to undermine the US Judicial system and constitution.
I AGREE! The Founders had NO IDEA what the Future would be LIKE when they Wrote it!
-People who VIGOROUSLY DEFEND School Shooters because of the Second Amendment!
He is performing plausible deniability. Without saying directly yes or no, he is still open to the idea of not upholding the constitution. It is like saying "I can neither confirm nor deny."
But he vowed to uphold the constitution, it's a requirement of being sworn in as president
Thing is, HE SHOULD FUCKING KNOW!
Oh, he knows.
He doesn't need to if no one holds him accountable. He should need to, legally, but, in the current environment, he doesn't.
You just gotta love it that this shit stain is supported by constitution lovers
At least he didn't lie..?
He did at the inauguration.
He and his ilk are traitors.
I'd more believe he said he doesn't know because he doesn't know what it is but has been briefed about it. Instead of some tongue-in-cheek admission to further fascism. If he didn't know and hadn't been briefed I think he would've lied that he's the expert on the Constitution.
Still shouldn't be president tho.
That's because 1. Trump didn't want to win election and 2. He has lost is mental faculties. Age,spite and cocaine abuse has caught up with him
Shit. Will cocaine abuse catch up on someone without spite? Asking for a friend.
Well best give up one of them
Are the constitutions all over the world really valid today ?
The answer is clearly "no." He's been doing unconstitutional shit since day 1, and nobody has stopped him.
Those people only understand the 2nd amendment, and think the first amendment should only apply to themselves.
Can we arrest him NOW? Please?
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
This is the oath he had to make when he took office.
Right, but was he lying when he said it? He's not sure.
He had his fingers crossed...
Probably the reason why he didn't swear on the Bible.
it does say to the best of his ability. so maybe he is technically doing it?
You think he was awake for that part?
Obviously he was being "sarcastic" during that too.
The “best of his ability” part is troubling because I have zero faith in his ability to do anything except turn our country into a cesspool.
Although all it would take is one phone call to release Kilmar, Trump never learned how to use a phone. Checkmate, libtards.
He was thinking of the concepts of his own constitution, not the current one....
The best of his ability is what's being dealt here