• Mohamed@lemmy.ca
    1·
    17 hours ago

    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.

  • Asafum@feddit.nl
    752·
    2 days ago

    “to the best of my ability.”

    Well, I’d almost argue he’s following to the letter.

    • MDCCCLV@lemmy.caEnglish
      371·
      2 days ago

      Founders when they realize they left out the part where the president understands what the constitution is.

      • Asafum@feddit.nl
        20·
        2 days ago

        “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!”

    • Sterile_Technique@lemmy.worldEnglish
      131·
      2 days ago

      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?

  • selkiesidhe@lemm.ee
    111·
    2 days ago

    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.

  • 9point6@lemmy.world
    331·
    2 days ago

    To Americans in the audience, what do all the clowns that voted for this say right now?

    They still gargling his mushroom?

    • TTH4P@lemm.ee
      251·
      2 days ago

      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.

      • 9point6@lemmy.world
        131·
        2 days ago

        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?

        • WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca
          31·
          2 days ago

          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.

    • 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      1·
      1 day ago

      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?

  • TrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    2 days ago

    He took the oath, as did every member of Congress, and every member of our military.

    I suspect we’re going to find out how much the oath is worth.

  • glitchdx@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    2 days ago

    “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.)

  • CMLVI@lemmy.world
    22·
    2 days ago

    He gets to claim he’s too stupid to understand what those words mean in that order

    • tburkhol@lemmy.world
      5·
      2 days ago

      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.