Trump calls for 'termination' of U.S. Constitution in light of 'Twitter Files' allegations

Over the weekend, former President Donald Trump reacted to the publication of the “Twitter Files” — a series of internal emails among Twitter executives about censoring media stories that were potentially damaging to then-candidate Joe Biden in the weeks before the 2020 presidential election — by saying the “revelation” proves his allegation of election fraud and said the remedy should “allow for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution.” A number of public figures reacted to Trump’s comments, including Utah Sen. Mike Lee, condemning the 2024 presidential candidate for putting himself above the Constitution.Twitter CEO Elon Musk gave independent journalist Matt Taibbi access to internal communications between Twitter officials where they were discussing whether to suppress a New York Post story on Hunter Biden’s laptop. The Post said the laptop had evidence of Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings and of his drug use and hiring of prostitutes.Taibbi also shared screenshots of communications purporting to show Twitter staff “removing or reviewing” accounts of users at the behest of the Democratic National Committee and the “Biden Team.”In his post over the weekend, Trump asks on his Truth Social account if the “revelation of MASSIVE &
Read More