The following article by Noah Bierman was posted on the Los Angeles Times website February 5, 2018:
Trump likens the reaction of Democrats during State of the Union to “treason,” says it’s “un-American.” (via ABC)
President Trump called Democrats who failed to clap for his State of the Union address last week “un-American.”
Then, somewhat flippantly, he threw out another loaded charge: “Someone said ‘treasonous.’ I guess, why not? Can we call that treason? Why not?”
The following article by John T. Bennett was posted on the Roll Call website February 5, 2018:
President Donald Trump on Monday labeled Democrats “treasonous” for their reactions to his State of the Union address and said he looks forward to running against them in 2018 and 2020. His allegation, however, fails to meet the Constitution’s standard for that major crime.
During an official event obstensibly about the GOP tax law at a cylinder factory in Ohio, Trump called congressional Democrats “treasonous” for not applauding during his State of the Union address last Tuesday night.
Their collective reaction shows they “would rather see Trump do badly than our country do well. It’s very selfish,” he said. “They were like death and un-American. Someone said … treasonous.. Yeah, why not? They certainly didn’t seem to love our country very much.” Continue reading “Trump Whips Out the ‘T’ Word in Ohio”
