Former President Donald Trump fueled controversy by suggesting that parts of the U.S. Constitution should face “termination,” according to The Guardian.
Trump’s comments are just the latest in a series of words and deeds from the former leader that have Republicans grasping for how to respond to a man who still commands significant public support, but whose extreme views continue to drift further away from mainstream American politics.
The Biden White House rebuked Trump after the former president said the US constitution should be “terminated” over his lie that the 2020 election was stolen.
White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said: “Attacking the constitution and all it stands for is anathema to the soul of our nation and should be universally condemned.”
Bates called the constitution a “sacrosanct document”, saying: “You cannot only love America when you win.”
Posting on his own Truth Social media platform, Trump said about the 2020 presidential election: “A massive fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the constitution.” He also said an “unprecedented fraud requires an unprecedented cure”.
Trump called again for a redo of the 2020 election, renewing his false claim to have won the vote.
The comments have left Republicans out to dry on whether they should respond and condemn Trump’s comments. Many have spoken out immediately, saying they vehemently disagreed.
The latest firestorm comes as the Republican Party continues dealing with the fallout from a recent dinner that Trump hosted with white nationalist Nick Fuentes and rapper Kanye West, who has made a litany of antisemitic comments.
That dinner, and Trump’s post about the constitution, have left the Republican party grappling with how to handle his attempted political comeback.
But any political cost for Trump, as he ramps up his 2024 presidential campaign remained unclear, as some GOP members appeared to be taking a wait-and-see approach.
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