The U.S. Constitution or Donald Trump: Hey America, You Can't Have Both. So Choose.

The Social Contract with Joe Walsh

The Bravery Project

Joe, Politics, Trump, Wash, Joewalsh, News, Thedaily, Thelincolnproject, Podsaveamerica

4.6 • 752 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Trump sent out his utterly un-American post again this morning: "He who saves his county does not violate any law." It's a statement, a belief, that cannot coexist with our Constitution, cannot coexist if we're a nation of laws. So Trump is forcing Americans to choose: Him or the rule of law. What say you America?

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0:00.0	America, we got to get back to doing what's expected of us as free citizens in this democracy.
0:07.3	That means being tolerant, being respectful, stay informed, and being engaged.
0:13.5	I'm former Congressman Joe Walsh. Follow me here and join the millions of Americans who are renewing their social contract with each other.
0:23.6	The social contract, it's on us.
0:31.6	Hey, I don't think we can move past this.
0:35.2	I know we should not move past this at all. This is an inflection point.
0:45.3	This is a turning point. This is kind of a gut check, America. This is who are you and where do you
0:52.4	stand? And what kind of country do you want to have?
0:57.0	What kind of a people do you want to be?
1:00.8	Again, the beauty of Trump is that he's forcing us to answer these questions, make these decisions in real time.
1:10.1	Because he knows who he is. He's an utterly un-American,
1:14.7	unconstitutional tyrant. That's who Trump is. And Trump is forcing us as a people to decide
1:25.6	if that's what we want.
1:30.1	We can't move past this.
1:38.5	We cannot move past what he posted this past Friday and what I believe he doubled down on and posted again this morning.
1:42.3	Keith, you've got that, right?
1:48.6	Here it is. Donald Trump, keep that up for a sec, Keith,
1:53.7	thank you. And isn't that beautiful? It's not in front of my beautiful mug. I just love this.
2:07.3	This was Donald Trump on Friday. The president of the United States this past Friday said, he who saves his country does not violate the law. He who saves his country does not violate the law. Keep that up for a little bit there, Keith.
2:19.3	Trump doubled down and said it again this morning,
2:22.6	even though he rightly got a bunch of pushback.
2:27.0	He who saves his country does not violate the law.
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