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Trump and the Broken Oath of Office [1]
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Date: 2025-06-08
Intro Blurb:
The oath of office is more than ceremonial — it’s a promise to defend the Constitution, not personal power. Donald Trump has broken that promise at every turn, and key Republicans like Jim Jordan are helping him do it. The republic cannot survive on silence.
“I do solemnly swear…”
Every U.S. president recites these words before taking office:
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
But since returning to power in 2025, Donald Trump has treated the oath not as a sacred duty, but as an obstacle to overcome.
Six months in, we’re watching him trample the Constitution, twist federal power into a weapon, and reduce democratic institutions to rubble. And much of Congress is letting him.
📜 Broken Promises, Broken Republic
⚠️ 1. Preserve and Protect?
On June 7, Trump ordered 2,000 National Guard troops into Los Angeles without the governor’s consent to crush protests against ICE deportations. Marines were placed on standby — a chilling echo of authoritarian regimes.
📎 AP News
🌍 2. Defend the Constitution?
He pardoned more than 1,500 January 6 rioters, effectively erasing legal consequences for one of the worst assaults on our democracy.
📎 Reuters
🧹 3. Faithfully execute the Office?
Trump has removed 17 federal inspectors general, laid off over 275,000 civil service employees, and replaced them with political loyalists. He’s not draining the swamp — he’s repopulating it with enablers.
📎 Politico
🧾 4. Abuse of Executive Power
From reviving the travel ban on 12 countries
📎 Reuters
to launching conspiracy-fueled investigations into President Biden
📎 Washington Post,
Trump is turning the executive branch into a personal revenge tour.
✊ What Can We Do — When Congress Is Complicit?
Let’s be honest: Congress won’t save us.
With figures like Jim Jordan controlling House oversight, accountability is being buried. Committees are shielding Trump, not stopping him.
But not everyone in government has surrendered. Lawmakers like Jamie Raskin, Katie Porter, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are still fighting. So are judges, journalists, state officials, and everyday citizens. But they need backup.
Support legal challenges in the courts.
Back governors who are standing up to federal overreach.
Fund watchdog groups like ACLU, CREW, and ProPublica.
Organize, speak out, and prepare for the 2026 midterms — they could decide whether this republic survives or slips further.
❗ Final Thought
The presidential oath of office isn’t symbolic — it’s the bedrock of accountability.
Donald Trump has broken it at every opportunity, aided by a complicit House leadership and a radicalized Republican Party.
But let’s be clear: not everyone in Congress has surrendered.
Leaders like Raskin, Porter, and Ocasio-Cortez are calling out corruption and defending the Constitution. But they can’t do it alone.
So the real question isn’t just whether Trump is violating the Constitution.
It’s whether we-the people-are ready to stand with those still defending it.
Because if we don’t, the oath won’t be the only thing broken.
The republic will be too.
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