US President Donald Trump stirred headlines after he admitted that he doesn’t know whether he has to uphold the Constitution of the United States, as the president of the country. The remarks from Trump came during his interview with NBC News. When asked about the president’s latest crackdown on immigration, Trump said that he wanted to ship undocumented immigrants out of the country as soon as possible.
He argued that it was inconceivable to hear millions of cases in court, insisting that he needed the power to quickly remove people he claimed were murderers and drug dealers. When asked if Trump believes that he has to uphold the American constitution, the president replied: “I don’t know”.
“I was elected to get them the hell out of here, and the courts are holding me from doing it,” he said. “I have brilliant lawyers that work for me, and they are going to follow what the Supreme Court said,” he averred. The remarks from the president appeared to undermine the oath he took once he came back to office. It is pertinent to note that the American leader commits to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution.”
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