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GOP slowly begins to condemn Trump's call to terminate Constitution, but many remain silent
Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri, on the newest of 3 developments
By Clare Foran, Manu Raju and Ted Barrett, CNN Republicans returned to Washington on Monday facing a familiar drama that has played out continually in the Trump years: GOP members forced to confront a controversy that they would rather ignore.
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Trump faces bipartisan rebuke for call to suspend Constitution
Headline from KTVU San Francisco ·
Trump calls for the termination of the Constitution in Truth Social post
Headline from KTVZ Bend ·
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GOP slowly begins to condemn Trump's call to terminate Constitution, but many remain silent
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump faced rebuke Sunday from officials in both parties after calling for the “termination” of parts of the Constitution over his lie that the 2020 election…
The comments were the latest from Trump to rankle his one-time allies in the Republican party—including the top Republican on the House intelligence committee.
A growing number of prominent conservative politicians have decried the former president's controversial post when pressed in interviews or of their own accord.
The former president on Friday said the Constitution can and should be suspended in order to relitigate the 2020 election and put him back in the White House.
Donald Trump suggested the "termination" of the Constitution could be allowable in response to the bombshell report that Democrats colluded with Twitter before the 2020 election.
Former President Donald Trump faced bipartisan rebuke after calling for the "termination" of parts of the Constitution over his lie that the 2020 election was stolen.
By Kristen Holmes, CNN Former President Donald Trump called for the termination of the Constitution to overturn the 2020 election and reinstate him to power Saturday in a continuation of his election denialism and pushing of fringe conspiracy theories.
Former President Donald Trump faced rebuke Sunday from officials in both parties after calling for the “termination” of parts of the Constitution over his lie that the 2020 election was stolen.
By Clare Foran, Manu Raju and Ted Barrett, CNN Republicans returned to Washington on Monday facing a familiar drama that has played out continually in the Trump years: GOP members forced to confront a controversy that they would rather ignore.
