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December 3, 2022political

Trump calls for termination of U.S. Constitution to overturn 2020 election

Former President Trump posted to Truth Social calling for the "termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution" to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The post came after Elon Musk released internal Twitter documents about content moderation. Trump falsely framed the "Twitter Files" as proof of massive fraud and demanded reinstatement as president. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell called the statement "unacceptable." Sen. Ted Cruz said Trump was "wrong." The House passed a resolution condemning the call. Democrats and constitutional scholars described it as the most explicit attack by a major political figure on the legal foundations of American democracy.