{"id":68650,"date":"2026-01-12T13:39:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=68650"},"modified":"2026-01-12T13:39:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:39:51","slug":"does-trumps-latest-truth-social-post-constitutionally-disqualify-him-from-serving-as-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=68650","title":{"rendered":"Does Trump&#8217;s Latest Truth Social Post Constitutionally Disqualify Him From Serving as President?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The evidence that Donald Trump has committed an ever growing number of high crimes and misdemeanors that would justify his being impeached for the third time is abundant and readily available for all to see. He isn&#8217;t even bothering to disguise it anymore, or to excuse it as inappropriate for an aspiring authoritarian like himself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Does Trump's Latest Truth Social Post Constitutionally Disqualify Him From Serving as President?%0D&#038;url=https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=68650\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to post this article on Twitter<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/intent\/compose?text=Does Trump's Latest Truth Social Post Constitutionally Disqualify Him From Serving as President?%20https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=68650\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to post on Bluesky<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-walk-plank.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump Walking the Plank\" width=\"550\" height=\"296\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42892\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s recent impeachable escapades include his invasion of Venezuela, his investigation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, his illegal and inflationary tariffs, his targeting Democratic led states for funding cuts, his failing to release the Epstein files, his conducting business with foreign, adversarial governments, hid selling pardons, his suppressing free speech and the freedom of the press, and too many more to enumerate. It&#8217;s a record that illustrates just how dangerous he is to American national security.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE THIS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=68634\" target=\"_blank\">Trump On Why He Can\u2019t Be Trusted With Government Data: \u2018When People Give Me Things I Post Them\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday night Trump posted a comment on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=68571\" target=\"_blank\">his failing Twitter ripoff, Truth Social<\/a><\/strong>, that may be his most blatant breach of presidential ethics yet, and poses a real question about whether he can continue to serve in the office of the presidency. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/trumpstruth.org\/statuses\/34536\" target=\"_blank\">What he posted<\/a><\/strong> was a graphic in which he declared himself to be the <em>&#8220;Acting President of Venezuela.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mc6uzrxbas2n\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreievfbv3zzarosufgwdfgindjhnijokenbqbzsbeawnjao4yr2eqz4\">\n<p lang=\"en\">Trump posts that he\u2019s \u201cActing President of Venezuela\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc?ref_src=embed\">Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc\/post\/3mc6uzrxbas2n?ref_src=embed\">2026-01-12T01:25:18.958Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That declaration poses a troubling constitutional problem for Trump. Not that he cares. But <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/constitution.congress.gov\/browse\/article-1\/section-9\/clause-8\/\" target=\"_blank\">Article I, Section 9, Clause 8<\/a><\/strong>, of the Constitution (within the Emoluments Clause) states that&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State&#8221;. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>By declaring himself the acting president of Venezuela, Trump is accepting a <em>&#8220;Title&#8221;<\/em> from a foreign state. That&#8217;s a crystal clear example of the sort of conflict of interest that the Founding Fathers sought to prohibit when they drafted the Constitution. Trump&#8217;s coronation of himself as Venezuela&#8217;s president implies accepting a foreign office <em>&#8220;without the Consent of the Congress.&#8221;<\/em> And accepting such a foreign role under those circumstances could make him constitutionally ineligible to continue in U.S. office.<\/p>\n<p>The questions of where Trump&#8217;s loyalties lie are inescapable. He is already claiming to be taking over Venezuela&#8217;s oil industry and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/trumpstruth.org\/statuses\/34474\" target=\"_blank\">he posted<\/a><\/strong> that <em>&#8220;This Oil will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me.&#8221;<\/em> Which isn&#8217;t exactly a pledge of allegiance to America.<\/p>\n<p>Technically the Emoluments Clause does not trigger an automatic removal from office. but it does present legitimate grounds for impeachment. Trump cannot reasonably perform the duties of the president of Venezuela while occupying the White House here at home. Hell, he can&#8217;t perform the duties of president of the United States even without the added burden of Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>Trump either needs to resign one of those offices, get an approval from Congress, or be removed involuntarily. The latter could be accomplished by either impeachment or the invocation of the 25th Amendment. But that would require a combination of courage and patriotism on the part of Congress. And that isn&#8217;t going to happen without pressure from the people. So once again, we are the ones we&#8217;ve been waiting for. 8647! NOW!<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED STORIES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=68642\" target=\"_blank\">Herr Trump Is Trying to Quash the Netflix Deal to Buy Warner Bros as a Favor to His Oligarch Pals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=68591\" target=\"_blank\">WHAT\u2019S NEXT? Trump Eyes More Conquests After His Dangerous and Deranged Venezuela Attack<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=68586\" target=\"_blank\">Trump Threatens to Start a War with Iran Because They\u2019re Doing What He Wants to Do In the U.S.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Be sure to visit and follow News Corpse<br \/>\non <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsCorpse\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NewsCorpse\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/newscorpse.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\">Bluesky<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@newscorpse\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Threads<\/a>.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>And check out my books on Amazon:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2aOYFpM\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">Fox Nation vs. Reality:<br \/>\nThe Fox News Cult of Ignorance.<\/a><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Thanks so much for your support.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The evidence that Donald Trump has committed an ever growing number of high crimes and misdemeanors that would justify his being impeached for the third time is abundant and readily available for all to see. He isn&#8217;t even bothering to disguise it anymore, or to excuse it as inappropriate for an aspiring authoritarian like himself. 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