I think this misrepresents the conversation that actually happened. Paraphrasing, it was something like this:
R: The constitution says you cannot deport people without due process. Do you agree? Trump: No, I’m not sure… R: It says so in the Fifth. Trump: I don’t know, I’m not a lawyer. R: Do you agree that you have to follow the constitution? Trump: I don’t know, I’m not a lawyer. Due process for millions of people does not sound possible.
While it could be taken from that convo that Trump did say he doesn’t know if he should follow the constitution, I think that it is clear that he was probably saying something like “I don’t know where the Constitution stands on due process.”
I’ll say though, it is crazy for him to say he doesn’t know what the Constitution says. I know he probably does that for legal reasons. Anyway, for a president who swore to follow the constitution seemingly not knowing anything about the constitution is preposterous, to say the least.
“to the best of my ability.”
Well, I’d almost argue he’s following to the letter.
Founders when they realize they left out the part where the president understands what the constitution is.
“It’s ok, only land owners can vote and if you have money that means you’re A Smart Person™©® and will not vote for some absolute joke of a person who’s so obviously corrupt it hurts to even think about. Yup that about nails it. Slap on some signatures and call this baby a government, done and done!”
Don’t give him the village idiot pass. Stupidity implies some of the damage he’s done is without intent; he’s just accidentally raping the constitution.
Whether or not he is an idiot (and I mean… he is) we should treat him as though every single thing he’s done is calculated and intentional. He is an enemy to the United States.
…and on the topic of oaths, every single person in the military swore an oath to defend the constitution from domestic enemies like Trump, so if anyone in the armed forces is reading this, could y’all get off your ass and do your job, please?
Especially since he’s an absolute dipshit, the best of his ability is extremely poor.
To be fair, there’s only one way to hold him accountable and the people that can won’t.
We need another Luigi, is that what I’m hearing?
Or someone from Butler with better aim
One Luigi won’t cut at this point. That would make things worse.
Infinite Luigis upon DC
Not if the pope’s ghost has anything to say about it!
Oh there’s more than one way. But only one real legal method sure.
Prove it.
I know I said it and all that. I just don’t know if I have to do it
If you can’t name all fifty states, you shouldn’t be president…
But why go with that when IF YOU ARE A FUCKING FELON YOU SHOULD NOT BE PRESIDENT.
No, like, he literally doesn’t know what that means.
Oh shit, our Senators are TWEETING!!!
Fuck you Raskin, do your fucking job.
To Americans in the audience, what do all the clowns that voted for this say right now?
They still gargling his mushroom?
I’m guessing that Fox News isn’t covering this so they probably don’t even know he said it.
I have 1 MAGA “friend” and it’s only because we have to work together. He truly believes everything Trump has done is wonderful, even as he has to pick up a 2nd job to afford daily expenses.
How do they respond to the notion that maybe they wouldn’t need the 2nd job if the economy was where it was when Biden left his office?
Brown people are getting deported. That’s all that matters.
I’ve worked with a lot of Americans over the years- and I can confidently say that the one common thing uniting every one of them is that they’re pants-pissingly terrified to admit they may have been wrong about something.
US has been okay with war criminals, as their presidents, so what’s another fascist?
oh it’s a problem now because it’s turning on its own people? hmm… who woulda guessed unchecked power turns authoritarian?
they don’t know this is happening
Gotta crack a few
eggsunalienable rights to make an omelette.yes. Yes they are.
“To the best of my ability”
so technically not a lie.
(to clairify, because people on the internet tend to be bad at subtlety: I’m calling trump an incompetent moron with the above text. Actively and intentionally destroying the US IS defending it to the best of his ability, because he’s an incompetent moron. Remember, this is a guy who bankrupted a casino more than once.)
He gets to claim he’s too stupid to understand what those words mean in that order
Oath clearly refers to the physical document. Doesn’t say a thing about the words scribbled on it. That’s why he’s got it framed in the oval office: so he can keep close eye on it and make sure no one crumples it up.
He’s on the lookout for Nic Cage. Dude is a menace
My copy of the constitution is on the wall. Look, I’m upholding it!
Less than ideal, but as luck would have it the French have already crafted a marvelous invention to solve these kinds of problems.
This is where you go to learn about the constitution, Mr. President. Just place your head in the learning hole.
Fanta Führer doesn’t give a fuck about our Constitution…
Love this nickname :)
My favorites are:
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Tyrannical Tangerine
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Mango Mussolini
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Pumpkin Pol Pot
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Crimes Oompa Loompa
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Skidmark Stalin
This is awesome!
I’m totally stealing some of these if you don’t mind
Please distribute them
liberallyleft-allyWe shall share them…
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Thanks! I actually saw it on here a few days ago and decided that it was definitely a keeper.
The incorrect assumption is that he has taken a vow or oath in good faith or with intention to follow through.
You won’t believe this 1 crazy trick to do whatever you want while the US president.
Didn’t trump legally argue during his first term that he doesn’t have to “uphold” the constitution because the specific word “uphold” was not in the oath?
He’s the most sovereign citizen
