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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe tyrant says he doesn't know if he backs due process rights
https://apnews.com/article/trump-due-process-canada-greenland-military-action-8da3e853b6cec944ec373fae4d317ac4Trump, in a new interview, says he doesnt know if he backs due process rights
By AAMER MADHANI
Updated 8:52 AM CDT, May 4, 2025
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) President Donald Trump is circumspect about his duties to uphold due process rights laid out in the Constitution, saying in a new interview that he does not know whether U.S. citizens and noncitizens alike deserve that guarantee.
He also said he does not think military force will be needed to make Canada the 51st state and played down the possibility he would look to run for a third term in the White House.
The comments in a wide-ranging, and at moments combative, interview with NBCs Meet the Press came as the Republican presidents efforts to quickly enact his agenda face sharper headwinds with Americans just as his second administration crossed the 100-day mark, according to a recent poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
The Fifth Amendment provides due process of law, meaning a person has certain rights when it comes to being prosecuted for a crime. Also, the 14th Amendment says no state can deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
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The tyrant says he doesn't know if he backs due process rights (Original Post)
dalton99a
May 2025
OP
Wait until dumpy decides he won't enforce the sacrosanct 2nd amendment anymore.
Clouds Passing
May 2025
#2
COMING SOON: Trump signs executive order to limit Second Amendment protection to 'patriots'
dalton99a
May 2025
#3
The Democartic Party declared a "terrorist organziation" working aganist the U.S.
NCDem47
May 2025
#5
trump took an oath to defend the Constitution which includes due process
LetMyPeopleVote
May 2025
#6
NCDem47
(3,503 posts)1. Wasn't HE afforded due process through his trials???
And this Canada and third-term bullshit are pure trolling. Brought out every time to whip the Left into a tizzy and satisfy the base.
Clouds Passing
(8,124 posts)2. Wait until dumpy decides he won't enforce the sacrosanct 2nd amendment anymore.
dalton99a
(94,898 posts)3. COMING SOON: Trump signs executive order to limit Second Amendment protection to 'patriots'
Specifically MAGA patriots - Democratic voters are not deemed patriots
NCDem47
(3,503 posts)5. The Democartic Party declared a "terrorist organziation" working aganist the U.S.
...and voila!
yourout
(8,855 posts)4. I will gladly toss back a beer when he's pushing daisies
LetMyPeopleVote
(181,119 posts)6. trump took an oath to defend the Constitution which includes due process