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LetMyPeopleVote

(143,999 posts)
Mon Dec 5, 2022, 12:51 PM Dec 2022

White House rebukes Trump's suggestion to suspend Constitution over 2020 election

TFG's demand that the US Constitution be suspended is anathema to the soul of our nation and should be universally condemned



https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/03/trump-constitution-truth-social/

The White House issued a stern rebuke on Saturday after former president Donald Trump suggested suspending the Constitution in his ongoing crusade to discredit the results of the 2020 election.

“Attacking the Constitution and all it stands for is anathema to the soul of our nation and should be universally condemned,” White House spokesman Andrew Bates said in a statement, calling the Constitution a “sacrosanct document.”

“You cannot only love America when you win,” he added.

Trump’s message on the Truth Social platform reiterated the baseless claims he has made since 2020 that the election was stolen. But he went further by suggesting that the country abandon one of its founding documents.....

The Democratic National Committee condemned his comments on Saturday, as did several other politicians.

“Trump’s words and actions are unacceptable, they stoke hatred and political violence, and they are dangerous,” Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) wrote in a tweet.
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White House rebukes Trump's suggestion to suspend Constitution over 2020 election (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2022 OP
Here is the statement from the White House spokesperson LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2022 #1
Didn't he call for the TERMINATION of the Constitution, not just... brush Dec 2022 #2
Hmm, what do the "strict Constitutionalists" in the repug party louis-t Dec 2022 #3
he's calling for a coup, again! GenXer47 Dec 2022 #4
I expect the White House, at least its current occupant, to have total respect for the Constitution lees1975 Dec 2022 #5

brush

(53,471 posts)
2. Didn't he call for the TERMINATION of the Constitution, not just...
Mon Dec 5, 2022, 01:08 PM
Dec 2022

its suspension? That's an even worse offense.

louis-t

(23,199 posts)
3. Hmm, what do the "strict Constitutionalists" in the repug party
Mon Dec 5, 2022, 01:25 PM
Dec 2022

have to say about this? What about the Libertarian "strict Constitutionalists"?

 

GenXer47

(1,204 posts)
4. he's calling for a coup, again!
Mon Dec 5, 2022, 01:56 PM
Dec 2022

You don't have to break glass and kill Capitol Police officers to have a coup.
I hope Jack Smith is taking notes!

lees1975

(3,719 posts)
5. I expect the White House, at least its current occupant, to have total respect for the Constitution
Mon Dec 5, 2022, 02:15 PM
Dec 2022

and to rebuke any such public statement by anyone in politics.

Where are the Republicans? Their silence is speaking volumes and it's not a good thing.

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