Republican senators lambasted former US president Donald Trump after he called for termination of parts of the American constitution to overturn the 2020 presidential election results so that he could return to power.
Shelley Moore Capito of Virginia, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Texas Republicans John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, and Wyoming’s Cynthia Lummis criticised Trump for his remarks.
“To besmirch our dedication to the Constitution is ridiculous,” Capito was quoted as saying by news agency the Hill. Texas Republican Cornyn said he did not expect a former president to make such comments.
“I don’t know why anybody would say something like that, certainly not an ex-president. I think that’s irresponsible,” Cornyn was quoted as saying by the Hill. Fellow Texan Republican Cruz said the American constitution will endure for millenia to come.
Lindsey Graham, who has previously backed the former real estate mogul, said Trump’s comments were inappropriate but said he was…