China News Service, December 7 (Xinhua) according to the US "Capitol Hill" report, the minority leader of the US Senate and Republican McConnell said on the 6th local time that anyone who proposes to terminate the Constitution "would be very difficult to be sworn in as US President." ".
Data map: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
It is reported that Trump recently called for the "termination" of the US Constitution on the social media platform "TruthSocial" he founded, and accused "big technology companies" of colluding with Democrats to form large-scale fraud and jointly deal with him.
Asked whether he would support Trump if he was the 2024 Republican presidential nominee, McConnell said, "I would say that if you're not willing to uphold the Constitution, it's going to be hard for you to take the oath." Be President of the United States."
In fact, many Senate Republicans have recently condemned Trump's suggestion to terminate the Constitution.
Senate Republican Whip John Thune said on the 5th that he "strongly disagrees" with Trump's statement and said it provides a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" for Trump's opponents to fight for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
Shelley Moore Capito, a member of the Senate Republican leadership team, called Trump's remarks "ridiculous," while Graham, a close Trump ally in the Senate, called the termination of the constitution "highly inappropriate."
Later on the 5th, Trump published two posts on his self-created social media platform Truth Social, trying to play down his previous remarks, claiming that the media distorted what he wrote.
"The Fake News is actually trying to convince the American people that I have said I want to 'terminate' the Constitution. It's just more disinformation and lies like the endless Russia and all their other hoaxes." Trump wrote.