Trump expressed uncertainty about due process and his constitutional obligation
Trump responded uncertainly when asked whether all people deserve due process and whether, as president, he must uphold the Constitution. [NBC News] [NBCUniversal News Group]
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Trump responded uncertainly when asked whether all people deserve due process and whether, as president, he must uphold the Constitution. [NBC News]
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The interview aired May 4. Trump discussed large numbers of deportation cases, described targeted people as dangerous, and said his lawyers would follow the Supreme Court while disputing Welker’s interpretation. The exchange does not establish a rejection of every constitutional obligation. [NBC News] [NBCUniversal News Group]
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authoritarian-rhetoric
The characterization concerns presidential uncertainty about procedural and constitutional restraints during discussion of mass deportation, with his stated deference to lawyers and the Court preserved. This is an editorial characterization, not a claim of historical equivalence or a legal finding. [NBC News]
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- Original interview transcript · NBC NewsRead the full transcript: President Donald Trump interviewed by Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker
Exchange beginning Welker’s question about Rubio and due process; next Fifth Amendment question, trial-number answer, and question on upholding the Constitution
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/read-full-transcript-president-donald-trump-interviewed-meet-press-mod-rcna203514 - Original broadcaster announcement · NBCUniversal News GroupPresident Trump to Sit Down With NBC News’ Kristen Welker for an Interview as He Marks 100 Days in Office
May 1 release: paragraph giving Friday interview and May 4 broadcast; Friday was May 2
https://nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com/nbcnews/2025/05/01/president-trump-to-sit-down-with-nbc-news-kristen-welker-for-an-interview-as-he-marks-100-days-in-office/
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