Highlights:
Trump Called For Suspending The U.S. Constitution. According to Yahoo News, “Former President Donald Trump on Monday attempted to clarify his call for suspending parts of the U.S. Constitution or the ‘termination’ of rules and regulations to allow himself to return to the White House, after drawing rebuke from other Republicans. Initially, Trump said on his Truth Social platform on Saturday that the role of social media companies limiting and removing misinformation and content that violated its policies in 2020 ‘allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution.’” [Yahoo News, 12/5/22]
Trump Clarified That He Did Not Want To Terminate The Constitution, But That “Steps Must Be Immediately Taken To Right The Wrong.” According to Yahoo News, “In his newest post, Trump indicated he didn’t say he wanted to terminate the Constitution, stating Monday that ‘steps must be immediately taken to RIGHT THE WRONG,’ referring to what he describes as widespread fraud and deception involving ‘Big Tech’ — of which he provided no evidence — in the 2020 election.” [Yahoo News, 12/5/22]
2016: Trump Threatened To Sue All Women Accusing Him Of Sexual Assault, Then Did Nothing. According to Yahoo News, “Trump’s latest explanation Monday continues a long-running trend of the former president making stunning statements and then walking them back — often without publicly determining a course of action. Near the end of the 2016 election, Trump said he would sue all the women accusing him of sexual assault, then rescinded the threat.” [Yahoo News, 12/5/22]
2019: Trump Proposed Closing Part Of The US-Mexico Border, Then Announced He Would Wait A Year. According to Yahoo News, “And, in the spring of 2019, Trump proposed closing part of the border with Mexico, but said shortly after that he would wait a year to do so, according to research compiled by the Democratic opposition research group American Bridge.” [Yahoo News, 12/5/22]