In the United States, president offers uncertain response on upholding constitutional obligations

President Donald Trump, asked during an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press” whether he believes that he needs to uphold the Constitution during his presidency, responded, “I don’t know.” The comment came as Trump remained adamant that he wanted to ship undocumented immigrants out of the country and said that it was inconceivable to hear millions of cases in court, insisting that he needed the power to quickly remove people he said were murderers and drug dealers. “I was elected to get them the hell out of here, and the courts are holding me from doing it,” he said. [...] “I have brilliant lawyers that work for me, and they are going to obviously follow what the Supreme Court said,” he said, appearing to downplay the oath of office that includes a commitment to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution.”
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