The former president of the United States, Donald Trump, retracted this Monday the statements he made on Saturday, when he indicated that he should “abolish” the Constitution in order to be reinstated to the Presidency, alleging now that it is a fake news.
“The fake news is actually trying to convince the American people that I said I wanted to ‘remove’ the Constitution. This is just more misinformation and lies, just like Russia, Russia, Russia and all their other deception and lying schemes. ”, Trump wrote on his social network, Truth Social.
In a second, all-caps message, Trump insists that “if an election is undeniably rigged, it must go to the rightful winner, or at least be repeated.”
“When there is open and flagrant fraud, there should be no time limit to change it,” he replied.
On Saturday morning, Donald Trump took to Truth Social to say that the “founding fathers” of American democracy “would not want, nor would they condone, phony and fraudulent elections,” again fueling conspiracy theories about his electoral defeat in the last election. presidential. and criticize tech companies for allegedly being aligned with the Democrats.
“A massive fraud of this type and magnitude makes it possible to nullify all the rules, regulations and articles, including those found in the Constitution,” published the tycoon, who already presented the candidacy for the Presidency in 2024.
The Republican’s statements generated reactions inside and outside his party, such as that of Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney, who described Donald Trump as an “enemy of the Constitution.”
“No honest person can now deny that Trump is an enemy of the Constitution,” Cheney wrote on Twitter on Sunday.
His former vice president, Mike Pence, also today rejected Trump’s claims that he should “do away with” the country’s Constitution in order to be reinstated as President.
“I think that everyone who holds public office, everyone who wants to serve or serve again, needs to make it clear that they support and defend the Constitution of the United States, which I believe by the grace of God I was able to do not just during my tenure as vice president, but during those tumultuous days at the end,” Pence, who was Trump’s “number two,” told radio station WVOC.
Pence, who is paving the way to launch his own presidential run, was commenting on statements made over the weekend by former head of state Donald Trump, who called for annulment of the 2020 presidential election and “do away with” the Constitution. American. demanding his reinstatement to the presidency.
By mentioning the “tumultuous days of the end”, Pence was referring to the attack on the Capitol perpetrated by supporters of Donald Trump on January 6, 2021, which led to a disagreement between the two politicians, once allies.
The former US president’s position also drew a backlash from the White House, with spokesman Andrew Bates slamming the remarks as “anathema to the soul of the nation”, calling for Trump to be “universally condemned” for these claims. .
“You can’t just love America when you win. The United States Constitution is a sacrosanct document that for more than 200 years has ensured that freedom and the rule of law prevail in our great Country. The Constitution unites the American people, regardless of party, and elected leaders swear to uphold it,” Bates said.
Source: TSF
