The President may do anything the constitution does not say he may not do.
—- misattributed to Theodore Roosevelt
While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are stationed at 737 bases, in 130 nations around the world, defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” Republican (fascist/socialist) President Trump, in an interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News says, “Article II [of the Constitution for the united States] allows me to do whatever I want.”
[added 1/17/2026] Thanks John Whitehead for this entry.
Subsequent Events:
References:
Trump Insists the Constitution’s Article II ‘Allows Me to Do Whatever I Want’ – Newsweek
www.newsweek.com/trump-insists-constitution-allows-do-whatever-want-1444235
This Week on X: “EXCLUSIVE: President Trump tells @GStephanopoulos that he “wasn’t gonna fire” special counsel Robert Mueller because “I watched Richard Nixon go around firing everybody, and that didn’t work out too well.” https://t.co/XGywDOjKYw https://t.co/qriHdg6TWR” / X
https://x.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1140288945927929858
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