# Trump Might Have Called for the Termination of the Constitution

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**Created:** [December 3, 2022, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-might-have-called-for-the-termination-of-the-constitution/975990 "2022-12-03T23:31:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-might-have-called-for-the-termination-of-the-constitution/975990/129 "2022-12-05T15:59:25Z")

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The Trumpist reaction is pretty clear. They say two things:

1. Trump didn’t say it. He was saying the “steal” terminated the Constitution. (This is false.)

2. He’s right. There should be a revolution.

There is no longer any regard amongst Trumpists for the Constitution or the rule of law. Sorry to say this but I still think the USA as a constitutional republic is very close to catastrophe.

> [@kanicbird](#):
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> I wonder if his call will be followed with a defense that the constitution was terminated, he is now installed as president and pardoned himself.

Of course, if the Constitution is terminated, then there’s no such thing as a President. The President of the United States is a creation of the Constitution; the term means nothing in the Constitution’s absence. It’s like asking who the current head coach of a World Football League franchise is.

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