‘Profoundly Disturbing’: Trump Blasted By Left and Right For Post Declaring ‘He Who Saves His Country Does Not Violate Any Law’
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Political pundits and media from both sides of the aisle blasted President Donald Trump Saturday for a post on Truth Social and X declaring, “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law.”
Trump first posted the statement on Truth Social before sending the same message to his followers on X.
“He who saves his Country does not violate any Law,” he wrote, with no quotation marks, attribution, reference, or context on Saturday, possibly referring to those arguing his mass firings were in violation of the law. The remark comes after weeks of working with billionaire Elon Musk and his DOGE office to slash the federal bureaucracy through cost-cutting that included layoffs which many argue were politically motivated.
Critics on social media were quick to suggest that Trump want to be a “dictator” following his new comments.
No kidding this is a line of screenplay from a 1970 movie funded by the Russian government. https://t.co/WxvZwa5iYI
— David Frum (@davidfrum) February 15, 2025
I know many conservatives still care about the Constitution. But it is genuinely depressing that the leader of the Republican Party is someone who is openly OK with violating the rule of law as long as it serves his political ends. That’s…bad. I miss real conservatism. https://t.co/fyQu06ZWxb
— Billy Binion (@billybinion) February 15, 2025
This reads better in the original German. https://t.co/lhLQlLFRzR
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) February 15, 2025
1. Yes, this is some weird shit.
2. He’s getting ready to do something really fucking illegal https://t.co/KxNTrcK5xT
— Angry Staffer (@Angry_Staffer) February 15, 2025
This is some un-American monarchical nonsense. The president is above *some* laws, because there are things legally only he may do. But his entire office remains a creature of law. https://t.co/R5DYOk6xPn
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) February 15, 2025
This is actually a profoundly disturbing sentiment: https://t.co/82WNY79x5v
— Brad Polumbo 🇺🇸⚽️ (@brad_polumbo) February 15, 2025
Trump is not simply breaking domestic and international law – he is boasting about it openly. He no longer even pretends to hide his
contempt for the Rule of Law…. https://t.co/1TQJuOxqEK— Rory Stewart (@RoryStewartUK) February 15, 2025
Very fashy https://t.co/49qz9oCoa9
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) February 15, 2025
Donald Trump seems to believe he can do whatever he wishes in the name of “saving the country.”
In our constitutional republic, the means matter more than the ends. The US Constitution trumps the policy preferences of President Trump. pic.twitter.com/6xWkEyoB2Q
— Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) February 15, 2025
The central thesis of Trump’s 2nd term, and Project 2025, is that Article II of the Constitution makes the president an all-powerful figure above accountability and checks on their power.
It’s the culmination of the unitary executive theory—the basis of Trump’s authoritarianism. https://t.co/9Fy1Wj3IsL
— Ahmed Baba (@AhmedBaba_) February 15, 2025
We told you Donald Trump wants to be a dictator.
Well, it is now his official position that he can break any law he wants if he deems it necessary. pic.twitter.com/H05OcRFY6e
— Skyler Johnson (@SkylerforNY) February 15, 2025
The phrase reportedly originates from the the 1970 Napoleon film starring Rod Steiger called Waterloo where Napoleon Bonaparte is seen justifying his dictatorship
🚨🚨🚨Trump just quoted the 1970 Napoleon film starring Rod Steiger. The context is Napoleon justifying dictatorship. 🚨🚨
Here’s the movie context
‘To my dear Prince Alexis… I did not “usurp” the crown. I found it, in the gutter, and I, I picked it up with my sword, and it… https://t.co/u3UM1eEpr3
— Matthew Sheffield (@mattsheffield) February 15, 2025
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