Trump is acting like it's his choice whether he obeys the Constitution

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Source: CNN

Trump is acting like it’s his choice whether he obeys the Constitution

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN
7 minute read
Published 12:00 AM EDT, Mon May 5, 2025

(CNN) — Americans are learning what it’s like to live with a president who sees no constraints on his actions and who apparently fears paying no price for them.

In a blitz of recent policy moves, legal challenges, comments and interviews, Donald Trump is showing that he’s shedding the last limitations of custom and the public’s long understanding of how a president should behave.

In an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press with Kristen Welker” that aired in full Sunday, Trump said for instance, “I don’t know” when asked whether he needs to uphold the Constitution, three months after swearing an oath to do so.

As always, Trump’s attacks and expansive policy initiatives seemed aimed at shattering normality and wrong-footing enemies, while creating fear and the impression of unstoppable momentum among his critics.

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