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Billionaire Elon Musk slammed a New York Occasions author who wrote an article claiming the US Structure is likely one of the “best threats” to the nation.
Jennifer Szalai, a e-book critic at The Occasions, argued that “the American Structure is in hassle” as a result of former President Trump was capable of develop into president by the Electoral Faculty.
“Individuals have lengthy assumed that the Structure may save us; a rising refrain now asks whether or not we must be saved from it,” Szalai mentioned. “The doc that’s speculated to be a bulwark towards authoritarianism could find yourself fueling the widespread cynicism that helps authoritarianism thrive.”
She then attacked the originalist interpretations of the Structure, calling it “Structure worship.”
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Jennifer Szalai, a e-book critic at The Occasions, argued that “the American Structure is in hassle” as a result of former President Trump was capable of develop into president by the Electoral Faculty. (YouTube/screenshot | Adobe Inventory)
“Trump owes his political rise to the Structure, making him the beneficiary of a doc that’s essentially anti-democratic and, in our period, more and more dysfunctional,” Szalai wrote. “In any case, Trump grew to become president in 2016 after shedding the favored vote however successful the Electoral Faculty (Article II). He appointed three justices to the Supreme Courtroom (Article III), two of whom had been confirmed by senators representing solely 44 % of the inhabitants (Article I). These three justices helped overturn Roe v. Wade, a reversal that the majority Individuals disagreed with.”
“Maybe one of many best threats to American politics is the nation’s founding doc,” the Occasions journalist added.
The piece drew criticism from Musk.
“They need to overthrow the Structure,” he mentioned on X.
“Lengthy stay America and our Structure!” Musk later added.
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Fox Information Channel host Laura Ingraham mentioned, “Does the NYT hate the Structure? After all it does.”
Elon Musk posted “Lengthy stay America and our Structure!” in response to the New York Occasions article. (Apu Gomes/Getty Photos)
Fox Information Digital has reached out to The New York Occasions for remark however didn’t instantly obtain a response.
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Hannah Grossman is a reporter for Fox Information Digital.
