- Former President Donald Trump's latest effort
to undermine the 2020 election
took a sharp turn on December 3, 2022,
when he floated terminating the Constitution
in order to remedy so-called massive voter fraud.
Despite sort of backtracking,
Trump's overarching and baseless stolen election
claims show no signs of slowing down.
This latest online outburst is a notable escalation
in Trump's election denialism and yet another example
of how the former president suggests changes
or uses the Constitution whenever politically expedient.
On the 2016 trail,
Trump often showed deference and praise for it.
- My highest duty as president is to protect our citizens
and to uphold the Constitution of the United States.
My highest duty as president is to protect our citizens
and to uphold the Constitution of the United States.
You know, during the primaries where I beat everybody
very easily, that was sometimes said,
"Will he follow the Constitution?"
Folks, one of the great, great instruments ever written,
ever conceived -- we're with the Constitution 100%.
Okay?
- He was also quick to use it while accusing Democrats
of unconstitutional actions or behavior.
- We don't want to continue to watch people
signing executive orders
because that was not what the Constitution and the --
and the brilliant designers of this incredible
document had in mind.
Her actions corrupted and disgraced
one of the most important departments of government,
indeed, one of only four established
by the United States Constitution itself.
Hillary Clinton has even announced
that she plans to go around Congress and implement amnesty
by executive order, violating our Constitution
and putting the entire nation in grave peril.
- Then, while in office, there were the the times
he misrepresented the actual scope
and power the document gave him as commander in chief.
- Listen to this. 2,500 subpoenas.
They did everything.
The collusion?
No collusion.
They have no collusion.
Then I have in Article 2 where I have the right
to do whatever I want as president,
but I don't even talk about that.
I have absolutely Article 2 powers.
I could have done anything I wanted.
I don't even bring it up because we don't even get there.
Also, I have a constitutional obligation
to put in nine judges.
- Which brings us to the aftermath of the 2020 election,
where he's continually evoked it in order to push baseless fraud
claims intended to overturn his electoral loss.
- Monday, December 7th, you have to register to vote.
Of course, you'll probably be allowed to if you're a Democrat.
You know, they don't have any time limits.
Did you see where --
where Stacey is allowed to harvest,
but other people can't harvest.
How is that constitutional?
This is from the number one, or certainly one of the top,
constitutional lawyers in our country.
He has the absolute right to do it.
We're supposed to protect our country,
support our country, support our Constitution,
and protect our Constitution.
States want to revote.
The states got defrauded.
They were given false information.
They voted on it. Now they want to recertify.
They want it back.
All Vice President Pence has to do
is send it back to the states to recertify,
and we become president and you are the happiest people.