'Completely un-American': Trump slammed for invoking 'rogue cops', 'bad apples' to justify total immunity

MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE: Former President Donald Trump reiterated his demand for absolute presidential immunity for the umpteenth time.

Addressing a rally at SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Saturday, January 20, the Republican frontrunner stated his intention to bring into effect the "rogue cop" and "bad apple."

Trump made the remarks under the pretext that the police and border patrol are now not allowed to act and to go back to being a "country of law and order," they need to be "a rogue cop, the bad apple."

"And perhaps you'll have that also with President," he stated.

Doubling down on the immunity claim, the White House hopeful continued, "But there's nothing you can do about that. You're going to have to give the President; you're going to have to allow any President to have immunity so that President can act and do what he feels and what his group of advisors feel is the absolute right thing."

Presidential immunity has become a part of most of Trump's campaign speeches in New Hampshire ahead of the primary on January 23. To shield himself from indictments by Special Counsel Jack Smith that may jeopardize his White House aspirations, the leading GOP candidate has called for absolute presidential immunity on his Truth Social platform in connection with the January 6 Capitol attack case.

Donald Trump challenges the Supreme Court

In an attempt to underscore immunity as the right of all Presidents and not him alone, Trump said the lack of immunity could lead the US to have a "totally impotent" head of state. Claiming the country already had enough of such presidents, the billionaire underscored the significance of granting the same.

Furthermore, he also challenged the SCOTUS to grant him presidential immunity.

"I hope the Supreme Court has the courage to do that, because otherwise, you're just not going to be in a very strong position very long. It'll totally change our country, in my opinion. That's how bad it was."

On multiple occasions, Trump has stated his confidence in the conservative US Supreme Court to rule in favor of him, including the appeal to overturn the Colorado ballot's decision to disqualify his candidacy from the state primary.

In addition, the ex-president's attorney, Alina Habba, had also made remarks about Trump-appointed judge Brett Kavanaugh to back her client in SCOTUS.

Internet reacts to Trump's demands

Furious over Trump's constant demands of immunity, netizens slammed him, saying his claims are "un-American" and that no one should be above the law.

One user remarked, "A president with total immunity is a king. This is completely un-American."

Another user opined, "Unfortunately, when the bad apple is the one asking for immunity, that’s a hard no."

"No one should be above the law. That is a basic principle of American jurisprudence. Full Stop," a third user stated.

One response read, "The dude is campaigning not on what he will do for the American people, but how badly he must have immunity. The man is absolutely insane."

"He wants the SCOTUS to put him above the law. He's totally mad," added a fifth user. Another said, "Bad apples should not get immunity, and they should never be president."

Someone else noted, "Given Trump's argument, he could commit any crime he wanted to and would be immune from prosecution. Its scary he even mentions this."

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