White House rebukes Trump's suggestion to suspend Constitution over 2020 election - Star Tribune

The White House issued a stern rebuke connected Saturday aft erstwhile President Donald Trump suggested suspending the Constitution successful his ongoing crusade to discredit the results of the 2020 election.

"Attacking the Constitution and each it stands for is anathema to the psyche of our federation and should beryllium universally condemned," White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said successful a statement, calling the Constitution a "sacrosanct document."

"You cannot lone emotion America erstwhile you win," helium added.

Trump's connection connected the Truth Social level reiterated the baseless claims helium has made since 2020 that the predetermination was stolen. But helium went further by suggesting that the state wantonness 1 of its founding documents.

"A Massive Fraud of this benignant and magnitude allows for the termination of each rules, regulations, and articles, adjacent those recovered successful the Constitution," Trump wrote.

The station came a time aft Twitter's caller owner, Elon Musk, claimed helium would exposure however Twitter engaged successful "free code suppression" successful the run-up to the 2020 election. But his "Twitter Files" did not amusement that the tech elephantine bent to the volition of Democrats.

"UNPRECEDENTED FRAUD REQUIRES UNPRECEDENTED CURE!" Trump followed up successful different station connected Saturday day connected Truth Social.

Trump, who past period announced helium would tally again for president, helped motorboat Truth Social aft helium was banned from Twitter pursuing the Jan. 6, 2021, onslaught connected the Capitol. Musk has said helium would let Trump backmost connected Twitter but the erstwhile president has not rejoined the platform.

Trump's sustained and unfounded attacks connected the 2020 predetermination effect culminated successful the Jan. 6, 2021, onslaught by his supporters connected the U.S. Capitol. Many GOP candidates besides echoed his mendacious claims up of this year's midterms, but mislaid their efforts to triumph cardinal authorities posts.

In the weeks since the election, Trump has continued to property the prevarication that the 2020 predetermination was rigged arsenic helium has announced his adjacent White House bid.

The Democratic National Committee condemned his comments connected Saturday, arsenic did respective different politicians.

"Trump's words and actions are unacceptable, they stoke hatred and governmental violence, and they are dangerous," Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) wrote successful a tweet.

"Trump conscionable called for the suspension of the Constitution and it is the last straw for zero republicans, particularly the ones who telephone themselves 'constitutional conservatives,'" Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) wrote connected Twitter.

As helium has done before, the erstwhile president besides baited GOP leaders into weighing successful connected his claims.

"I wonderment what Mitch McConnell, the RINOS, and each of the anemic Republicans who couldn't get the Presidential Election of 2020 approved and retired of the mode accelerated enough, are reasoning now?" helium wrote Saturday successful a consequent Truth Social post.