JAKARTA - The White House on Monday condemned Donald Trump's weekend statement calling for a suspension of constitutional rules, urging more Republicans to rebuke the former president.
"Every President and every member of Congress vowed to 'defense' the United States Constitution," said White House spokesman Andrew aired.
"Requesting Members of Congress to reaffirm their oath of office and uphold the Constitution should not be a heavy burden. Republican Congressmen must do so immediately, rather than repeatedly refusing to answer the most basic questions", saidAIL.
Some Republicans condemned statements made by Trump on Saturday on the online platform Truth Social. However, many remain silent or do not condemn it directly.
It is known that Donald Trump last month announced his three nominations as President of the United States in 2024.
"This large and large type of fraud allows the termination of all rules, regulations and articles, even those found in the Constitution," Trump said on Saturday, repeating his false claim that he lost to Joe Biden in the rigged 2020 elections.
Trump tried to withdraw his remarks with another Truth Social upload on Monday: "What I said was that when there was "Large & Widespreaded Fraud & Fraud", as has been undisputedly proven in the 2020 Presidential Election, steps must be taken immediately.
Separately, former Vice President Mike Pence and former National Security Adviser John Bolton, both Republican, criticized Trump's statement on Monday, with Bolton saying he was ready to consider running for president himself, if more Republicans did not call for Trump's comments.
In addition, Republican Senators such as John Cornyn, Lisa Murkowski, John Thune and Mike Rounds also condemned Trump.
"I think it's irresponsible," Cornyn told reporters Monday.
"I strongly disagree. I swear to defend and support him (constitution) and I take him very seriously," said Thune.
Both Cornyn and Thune, however, stopped saying Trump's statement had to disqualify him as a presidential candidate when asked by reporters.
Trump faces many legal problems. The Justice Department is investigating its efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential Election, as well as the removal of government secret documents from the White House after leaving office.
He also faces state investigations in Georgia on the push to reverse his election defeat in the state, along with an investigation into alleged wrongdoing by his company, the Trump Organization.
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