Donald Trump quotes Napoleon, suggests he’s above the law in controversial statement
Donald Trump’s allies have falsely claimed he has supreme presidential authority, free from checks and balances, as his executive orders and Elon Musk’s influence face numerous lawsuits and court orders.
Legal experts have reportedly warned that this rhetoric could lead to a constitutional crisis, as the system of checks and balances is being openly challenged. (AP photo) US President Donald Trump has sparked controversy by quoting French General Napoleon Bonaparte in a statement, suggesting that he believes he is above the law, reported The Independent. Trump took to social media on Saturday afternoon, sharing a message that seemed to echo Napoleon’s justification for his autocratic rule, as per The Independent.
“He who saves his Country does not violate any Law,” Trump wrote on Truth Social and X. This statement, later shared by the official White House account, implied that the president’s actions are beyond legal challenge.
The quote Trump referenced appears to be inspired by a line often attributed to Napoleon, who justified his despotic regime as the will of the people, as per reports by The Independent. The specific origin of the quote seems to stem from the 1970 film Waterloo, in which actor Rod Steiger, portraying Napoleon, states that he did not ‘usurp’ the crown. “I found it in the gutter, and I picked it up with my sword, and it was the people … who put it on my head. He who saves a nation violates no law.”
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