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Amid the 98th Academy Awards ceremony, the president rattled off lengthy posts, complaining about the media’s reporting on the war with Iran, the Supreme Court’s tariff decision, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, judges who have not ruled in favor of the his administration, Democrats and more.
In one of those posts, the president accused Iran of planting a false story about a U.S. aircraft carrier being destroyed, in part by releasing an AI-generated video of the fake attack. He said media outlets that reported on the story should be punished.
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“The story was knowingly FAKE and, in a certain way, you can say that those Media Outlets that generated it should be brought up on Charges for TREASON for the dissemination of false information!” Trump wrote.
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In the United States, treason can carry the death penalty, a minimum of five years in prison, at least a $10,000 fine and prohibits anyone found guilty of holding office.
Trump also lashed out at reporters who asked questions about the conflict in Iran during a press briefing on board Air Force One Sunday. During the 20-minute huddle, he said ABC News was “maybe the most corrupt news organization on the planet.”
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citizens accept the constitution. patriots defend the constitution. Traitors violate the constitution. Its pretty clear to me who should get the death penalty here but I am against the death penalty so life in prison and barred from holding public office would suffice.
The fact that he was convicted of a sex crime should have already invalidated him from holding office. What really needs to happen is the US needs to sort their laws out. Trump is a symptom.
They should also probably put a law on the books that says that if you can't run a casino profitably you should probably not be allowed anywhere near any any finance orientated job. somewhat of a niche law, but it seems necessary.
unfortunately the constitution is kinda strange with that. One reason I think they dragged their feat on conviction was because if he was convicted and won he would still be president. There was some theory talk before he was elected about serving from a jail cell.
Just so you're aware, Trump's presidency is already illegal. He can't be president because he led an insurrection and Congress hasn't cleared him to run after. That said, no one seems even vaguely interested in enforcing the laws on anyone not poor in this country.