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The underlying tension centers on the core question: Does the Constitution mean what it says? Or has it become a flexible tool that shifts according to political convenience? Trump warns that persistent lawfare, nullification, and selective obedience threaten to unravel the constitutional fabric—potentially leading to a slow-motion civil crisis.
His stance, therefore, is not only about politics but about defending the rule of law and the constitutional order. He suggests that if one side can ignore federal law and law enforcement, then the system collapses into chaos, where the strongest local actors claim sovereignty and federal authority diminishes.