'Unfathomable': Steve Cohen Assails Trump For Saying He Doesn't Know If He Has To Uphold The Constitution

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In remarks on the House floor Monday, Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) spoke about comments from President Trump about not knowing if he has to uphold the Constitution.

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00:00...counter-response to my friend, Mr. Wilson.

00:03And revise and extend your remarks without objection.

00:05The gentleman is recognized for one minute.

00:07Thank you, Madam Speaker.

00:08I watched the President in an interview and meet the press yesterday.

00:11I was shocked at the lack of understanding that the man has of his job.

00:15He takes an oath to protect, preserve, and defend the Constitution of the United States.

00:20And he says he's not sure if the Fifth Amendment is applicable to people in this country,

00:24and he's not sure if he'll stand up and protect the Constitution.

00:26This is unfathomable.

00:31And then he comes up and tells us he wants to have a parade that'll cost over $90 million.

00:35That's his birthday.

00:36That happens to coincide with Flag Day and the birth of the United States Army,

00:40neither of which have ever merited a parade in the past.

00:43$90 million with airplanes and tanks and troops to appease a man's ego,

00:48to let him think for a while he's Genghis Khan or Napoleon.

00:52He's not Genghis Khan.

00:53He's not Napoleon.

00:54He's not the Pope.

00:55He is a President of the United States who works for us, the American people.

01:00I yield back the balance of my time.

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