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Conservatives turn on Trump in fury after announced above the law inspired by Napoleon
This is the best fear of many Niegrumpers-that the republican president will ignore the structure, courts and congress to rework the executive executive, one person of power over the government, proof against supervision, monarchy without royal.
At the weekend, President Donald Trump presented a window for his considering with two posts in social media, which quoted the famous French general Napoleon Bonaparte. Bonaparte called himself an emperor and ruled as authoritarian.
“The one who saves him The country doesn’t violate any law, “wrote Trump on its social media website, social truth and Platform X Elona Muska on Saturday. Musk published it with 14 emoji American flags and the White House account on X also made available Message next to the official photo of the presidential Trump.
On Sunday, he doubled, calling for lawyers and judges to “Twardy” and the protection of the country, when his administration is in the face of a series of court battles regarding his efforts to finish birthday citizenship and search for federal bureaucracy.
Critics rushed to posts, saying that they confirm what they said all the time at the forty seventh president.
Columnist New York Times Jamelle BouieON BlueSky social platform, He called it “The most non -American and anti -constitutional statement that the American president has ever ever spoken.”
Democratic Senator of California Adam Schiff replied Trump on X: “I said like a real dictator.”
Conservative commentator Bill Kristol went a step further, comparison Quote from 1929 of Adolf Hitler’s declaration, which became the Nazi principle: “Führer’s authority is not limited by law or laws.”
“It sounds better in the original German,” Kristol said.
Conservative author Charles CW Cooke called Posts “Batsh-T nonsense. The presidency is created by the Constitution; Not the other way around. “
Even the former Vice President Mike Pence weighed, Resing the essay that appeared in his 2010 book, Presidency and structure“:” The president who disregards the structure is sort of a rider who hates his horse: he shall be thrown out and the nation with him. President solemnly oaths the behavior, protection and defense of the structure. I oath the ignoring, overlooking, supplementation or re -interpretation. “
The former chief of staff of Trump Reince Priebus said that those that are deeply disturbed by a quote simply play the hands of the president.
“It’s entertainment for Trump. This dispersion, “Priebus he said On Sunday at ABC News on Sunday, rejecting the quote as a trolling media Trump. “This is what the president does.”
However, the president will not be the just one in his administration that seems to present up liberal democracy.
JD Vance Vice President Posted to X February 9 that “judges cannot control legal executive power”, which is clearly false. But what if Trump decides to disregard court orders? Who will stop him? As a reminder, Trump told journalists last week that he would comply with court rulings.
“I always follow the courts and then I will have to appeal with it” Trump said.
And on Monday, President Shadow Musk, offended that he broadcast 60 minutes an interview with the Doge critic, he said Employees of the series “They deserve a long prison sentence.”
Musk wrote a dark post on X in response to the tweet “60 minutes” promoting his latest episode.
Liberal activist Angelo Carusone he summarized it well: “Not what Trump wrote, tells you where he is going; This is how his people react to this, who really tells you where he is going. “
Carusone shared the post of Trump Superfan and the theorist of the Jacek Posobaic conspiracy, who responded to Trump’s quote: “America will be saved. What should be done will be done. “
Laura Loomer, Who Trafficing in similar conspiracies, cheering In Trump’s fantasy: “Thank you, President Trump. We love you. “
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