The White House on Monday called on Republican lawmakers in Congress to reject former President Trump’s rhetoric saying parts of the Constitution should be disregarded to allow him to return to power.
“Every President and every member of Congress swears to ‘defend’ the Constitution of the United States,” deputy White House press secretary Andrew Bates said in a statement. “Asking Members of Congress to reaffirm their oath of office and uphold the Constitution should not be a heavy lift. Congressional Republicans need to do that immediately, instead of repeatedly refusing to answer the most basic question.”
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Amid extensive media coverage, Trump on Monday argued he did not say he wanted to “terminate” the Constitution, but reiterated his call for a new election or an undoing of the 2020 results.
Few Republicans have spoken out about Trump’s rhetoric, and GOP leaders in Congress have yet to address his comments over the weekend.
Former Vice President Mike Pence said on a South Carolina radio show on Monday morning that “everyone that serves in public office, everyone that aspires to serve or serve again should make it clear that we will support and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who defeated a Trump-backed challenger in last month’s midterm elections, said that suggesting the termination of the Constitution “is not only a betrayal of our Oath of Office, it’s an affront to our Republic.”
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White House calls on GOP lawmakers to reject Trump’s Constitution comments https://t.co/xnwwpVZGzy pic.twitter.com/qPcGWucQmN
— The Hill (@thehill) December 5, 2022
No. 2 GOP Sen. Thune says of Trump's call to suspend Constitution: "of course I disagree"
Would that prevent supporting Trump as GOP nominee? "just not going to go there at this point — that’s a long way off.”
McConnell no commenthttps://t.co/tzQZBPwG3I@marianne_levine
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) December 5, 2022
And yet does not mention Trump by name or say that this should disquality him from office. https://t.co/wPzsL3pZE4
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) December 5, 2022
Woof- courageous and blistering defense of our system there, @JohnCornyn https://t.co/Mq03a9XnUo
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) December 5, 2022
Every GOP lawmaker must be pinned down on these 2 points: 1. Do you support Trump’s demand to discard the Constitution by removing the current President and installing him as president now? 2. Do you intend to support Trump in 2024? Except for a handful of Republicans, most have been silent and while a few have condemned Trump on this issue, most will either still support his 2024 presidential bid or they are waffling like Thune. This is unacceptable. If these guys can’t or won’t answer the questions, they are unfit for office.
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