White House spokesperson terms ex-President\u2019s remarks \u2018anathema to nation\u2019s soul\u2019
\n washington
\nThe White House has sharply rebuked former US President Donald Trump\u2019s call for the \u201ctermination\u201d of the US Constitution, saying the appeal is \u201canathema to the soul of our nation.\u201d
\n\u201cThe American Constitution is a sacrosanct document that for over 200 years has guaranteed that freedom and the rule of law prevail in our great country,\u201d Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates said on Twitter on Saturday. \u201cThe Constitution brings the American people together \u2013 regardless of party \u2013 and elected leaders swear to uphold it.\u201d
\nTrump on Saturday appealed for termination of the US Constitution on his proprietary social media website Truth Social. He made the highly controversial call in order to overturn the 2020 election, which he lost to President Joe Biden by over 7 million votes.
\nThe ex-president has continued to tout his unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud, allegations that have been shot down repeatedly in court, and which were even rejected by his attorney general, William Barr.
\n\u201cA Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution,\u201d Trump said, adding: \u201cOur great \u2018Founders\u2019 did not want, and would not condone, False & Fraudulent Elections!\u201d
\nBates sharply rebuked Trump, saying the Constitution is \u201cthe ultimate monument to all of the Americans who have given their lives to defeat self-serving despots that abused their power and trampled on fundamental rights.
\n\u201cAttacking the Constitution and all it stands for is anathema to the soul of our nation, and should be universally condemned,\u201d Bates said. \u201cYou cannot only love America when you win.\u201d
\nRepublican criticism
\nTrump\u2019s call to nix the US\u2019 core founding document attracted derision from not only Democrats, but from his fellow Republicans as well.
\nCongressman Michael Turner, a member of Trump\u2019s Republican Party, told Sunday morning television program Face the Nation that he \u201cabsolutely\u201d condemned Trump\u2019s comments.
\n\u201cI vehemently disagree with the statement that Trump has made. Trump has made, you know, a thousand statements in which I disagree,\u201d he said.
\nLiz Cheney, the outgoing Republican congresswoman who has repeatedly been at loggerheads with Trump, said that following the president\u2019s appeal, \u201cNo honest person can now deny that Trump is an enemy of the Constitution.\u201d
\n\u201cDonald Trump believes we should terminate \u2018all rules, regulations and articles, even those found in the Constitution\u2019 to overturn the 2020 election. That was his view on 1\/6 and remains his view today,\u201d she said on Twitter, referring to the violent 2021 Capitol insurrection of Trump\u2019s supporters as they sought to forcibly prevent the formal congressional procedure cementing Biden\u2019s election.
\nIn their oath of office, US presidents swear they will to the best of their ability \u201cpreserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
White House spokesperson terms ex-President\u2019s remarks \u2018anathema to nation\u2019s soul\u2019 washington The White House has sharply rebuked former US President Donald Trump\u2019s call for the \u201ctermination\u201d of the US Constitution, saying the appeal is \u201canathema to the soul of our nation.\u201d \u201cThe American Constitution is a sacrosanct document that for over 200 years has guaranteed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299706,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-299686","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n