The Scotsman

Trump is rebuked for call on constituti­on

- By HOPE YEN

Former US president Donald Trump has been rebuked by both Democrat and Republican officials after calling for the "terminatio­n" of parts of the constituti­on over his lie that the 2020 election was stolen.

Mr Trump, who announced last month that he was running again for president, made the claim over the weekend on his Truth Social media platform.

"A massive fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the terminatio­n of all rules, regulation­s, and articles, even those found in the constituti­on," he wrote. "Our great 'founders' did not want, and would not condone, false & fraudulent elections!"

Incoming House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries described Mr Trump's statement as strange and extreme and said Republican­s would have to make a choice whether to continue embracing the former president's "anti-democratic views."

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