The White House has condemned former President Donald Trump after he called for the US Constitution to be “dismantled”.
Mr Trump made the comments in a post on his Truth social account on Saturday, repeating his false claim that he had won the 2020 presidential election.
He also accused “big tech companies” of colluding with Democrats against him.
White House spokesman Andrew Bates said Mr Trump’s comments were “an insult to the soul of our nation”.
“You can’t just love America when you win,” Mr. Bates said in a statement.
He added that Mr Trump’s comments should be “universally condemned” – apparently a pointed jab at senior Republicans who have so far avoided criticizing the former president’s outburst.
Other senior Democrats also challenged Republicans — including Republican Eric Sowell, who questioned how he could continue to refer to himself as a “constitutional conservative” if members of the party did not condemn the comments.
In the post, Mr Trump referred to vague allegations of “massive and massive fraud and deceit” and asked if he should return to power immediately.
“A fraud of this magnitude allows for the elimination of all rules, regulations and articles, even those found in the Constitution. Our great ‘Founders’ did not want, nor did they want, false and fraudulent elections. I’ll forgive you!” They said.
The post comes hours after Twitter’s internal deliberations about limiting the 2020 story about Hunter Biden.
The story, which came weeks before the 2020 presidential election, was published by the New York Post and revealed the chaotic personal life and business dealings of President Joe Biden’s youngest son.
Twitter initially blocked the story due to the company’s policy on hacks and stolen content, and leaked emails revealed confusion and disagreement among staff as they hesitated to respond.
The files – which JEE News cannot confirm – were published on Twitter by Substack writer Matt Tybee on Friday night.
But last week Twitter boss Elon Musk signaled he would release the information, writing on the platform: “This is necessary to restore public trust.”
The billionaire defended the move in a TwitterSpace live stream on Saturday, but admitted there could be “legal risk” in his decision.
“We’re just going to put all the information out there to try to get a clean slate,” Mr. Musk said. Legal risks are less of a concern than “just clearing the air and making sure people know what really happened,” he added.
Mr Trump announced his third presidential bid last month and is the frontrunner to seal the Republican nomination in 2024.
But he has come under fire this week after dining with a prominent white nationalist and Holocaust denier at his Florida home.
Mr Trump said he did not know the man would be there and said he was with rapper Kanye West – who earlier this week praised Adolf Hitler and has been accused of making a number of anti-Semitic comments. was
