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Miles Archer

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Wed Sep 3, 2025, 03:44 PM Sep 2025

"We have sworn an oath to the Constitution. We don't swear to an orange king."

'We don't swear to an orange king': Jasmine Crockett rips Trump's 'hostile act' threat

https://www.rawstory.com/jasmine-crockett-trump-epstein/

"Trump has removed books discussing racial discrimination at U.S. military academies," Crockett said. "He's tried to strip funding to schools across the country if they don't remove materials that include discussions of racial discrimination or that promote diversity."

"It's Trump weaponizing the idea of free speech to force people, institutions, and companies to be his mouthpieces," she continued. "This ain't free speech, it's propaganda."

"And right now, as we're having these discussions, you know who's trying to shut down members from voting in the way that they want to vote?" she asked. "It's the president who literally said he would look at anyone who decided that they were going to vote to release the Epstein files as hostile."

"That sounds like a threat of — as it relates to all First Amendment protections, in addition to the fact that it's literally contravening our constitutional duty that we swore an oath to, because we don't swear to an orange king," Crockett added. "Instead, we have sworn an oath to the Constitution, and we were elected to represent the people that elected us."
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"We have sworn an oath to the Constitution. We don't swear to an orange king." (Original Post) Miles Archer Sep 2025 OP
I do love Jasmine Crockett's fire! Hekate Sep 2025 #1

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