"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."U.S. Presidential Oath![]()
Article 1, Section 9, Clause 8. "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."Emolument Clause of the U.S. Constitution
Today during a press conference during a Cabinet meeting: Trump dismissed allegations of self-dealing in connection to his canceled plans to host the June G7 summit at his Florida resort. He claimed the Miami International Airport was the largest in the world, but it doesn't even make the top 20 and that his Doral Resort won't make any money.
Referring to the constitutional clause barring gifts from foreign states to federal officeholders, Trump said today: “You people with this phony Emoluments Clause.”
If Trump feels that the Emolument Clause in the U.S. Constitution is "phony" and would not "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution" as he swore with his hand on a bible and to the American people, why is he still there?