Trump’s involvement in the invasion of Congress is fierce.
“It is wrong to abuse federal power.”
Amid controversy over former President Donald Trump’s repeated statement that he would become a dictator on the first day of his term if he were to return to power, the White House began to criticize him by citing an unprecedented threat to democracy.
When asked at an in-flight briefing on the 11th (local time) whether he viewed former President Trump’s dictatorial remarks as a threat to national security, U.S. White House Deputy Spokesperson Andrew Bates said, “Under the Hatch Act (a law prohibiting political activities by public officials), the 2024 presidential election is mentioned.” “I won’t do it,” he said.
Former President Trump is receiving overwhelming support from Republican voters and is expected to face President Joe Biden in a rematch in next year’s presidential election. Rather than directly commenting on the remarks of former President Trump, President Biden’s rival, the White House focused on the fact that he incited the storming of Congress by disobeying the past presidential election.
Deputy Spokesperson Bates said, “President Joe Biden has worked for years to protect American democracy and unite all political viewpoints against the unprecedented threats we are seeing in our democracy,” referring to the storming of Congress on January 6, 2021.
“Such warnings are bipartisan,” he said. “You may have heard many Republican leaders express similar opinions,” he said, emphasizing that “it is wrong to violate the Constitution, abuse federal power to punish critics, and trample on the First Amendment.”
In addition, Deputy Spokesperson Bates said, “It is wrong to ignore the will of voters supported by more than 80 federal judges and senior Trump administration campaign officials,” and “It is wrong to engage in taking the lives of brave police officers by spreading violent rhetoric and dangerous conspiracy theories.” “He said.
At a Fox News town hall interview on the 5th, former President Trump was asked, “Do you promise not to abuse your power for punishment?” and answered, “Except for the first day (of office).”
Despite the controversy, he said again at the so-called ‘MAGA’ Republican event held in Manhattan on the 9th, “I said I wanted to be a dictator on the first day (of inauguration).” On this day, he claimed that he would become a dictator to promote policies such as building a southern border wall and expanding oil drilling.
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Source: Donga
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