Trump says 'I don't know' when asked if he must uphold the Constitution
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🗓️ 5 May 2025
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President Donald Trump expressed uncertainty whether he must uphold the Constitution to carry out his deportation agenda and said he's not looking at running for a third White House term during an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press."
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| 0:19.7 | Good morning. I'm Taylor Wilson, and today is Monday, May 5th, 2025. This is the excerpt. |
| 0:29.6 | Today we dive into some of Trump's comments from a weekend interview, including his thoughts on the Constitution and a wrongly deported man. |
| 0:35.9 | Plus activists are worried about civil rights protections after his first 100 days in office. And we talk about new findings on the Constitution and a wrongly deported man. Plus activists are worried about civil rights protections |
| 0:38.1 | after his first 100 days in office, and we talk about new findings on the dangers of plastic. |
| 0:44.9 | President Donald Trump said he does not know whether he's required to uphold the Constitution |
| 0:49.1 | as president. Speaking to NBC's Meet the Press in an interview that aired yesterday, he defended |
| 0:53.7 | his administration's aggressive actions to remove people who are in the country illegally. |
| 0:58.4 | When asked by host Kristen Welker, whether he needs to uphold the Constitution, he said, quote, I don't know. |
| 1:03.3 | I have to respond by saying again, I have brilliant lawyers that work for me, and they're going to obviously follow what the Supreme Court said, unquote. |
| 1:10.0 | The comments came after the Supreme Court last month said his administration must facilitate |
| 1:13.9 | the release of Kilmar Abrago-Garcairce, the Maryland man wrongly deported to an El Salvador |
| 1:18.3 | without receiving a trial. The Trump administration said it does not need to request |
| 1:23.0 | Abrago-Garcia's release from El Salvador, where he's originally from, because of how the |
| 1:26.9 | court worded |
| 1:27.5 | its decision. Democrats and other critics have argued that such statements show the administration |
| 1:31.8 | is refusing to obey the nation's highest court. Trump officials have accused Abrago Garcia of being |
| 1:37.2 | a member of the MS-13 gang and said if he were returned to the United States, he would be |
| 1:41.3 | deported back to El Salvador because of his illegal status. |
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