Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) is questioning whether President Trump’s claim that it’s “disgusting” that the press can “write whatever it wants” suggests that he is reneging on his Oath of Office.
“Mr. President: Words spoke by the President of the United States matter. Are you tonight recanting of the oath you took on January 20 to preserve, protect, and defend the First Amendment?” Sasse said in a statement.
Mr. President:
Are you recanting of the Oath you took on Jan. 20 to preserve, protect, and defend the 1st Amendment? pic.twitter.com/XLB7QXM3bQ— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) October 12, 2017
The presidential Oath of Office vows to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States,” including the First Amendment’s press freedom guarantee.
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He doubled down on that remark Wednesday night, tweeting that news networks that report what he deems “fake news” should have their licenses “challenged and, if appropriate, revoked.”
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