Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:– I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
Didn’t trump legally argue during his first term that he doesn’t have to “uphold” the constitution because the specific word “uphold” was not in the oath?
Article II, Section 1, Clause 8:
that just means he needs to keep the physical piece of paper safe under glass, right? /s
By the time his reign is over, I half expect he’ll publicly set fire to the constitution and people will cheer
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Didn’t trump legally argue during his first term that he doesn’t have to “uphold” the constitution because the specific word “uphold” was not in the oath?
But literally none of those verbs are “uphold”!