Former US President Donald Trump confronted rebuke Sunday from officers in each events after calling for the “termination” of components of the Constitution over his lie that the 2020 election was stolen.

Trump, who introduced final month that he’s working once more for president, made the declare over the weekend on his Truth Social media platform.

“A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution,” he wrote. “Our great ‘Founders’ did not want, and would not condone, False & Fraudulent Elections!”

Incoming House Democratic chief Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday described Trump’s assertion as unusual and excessive and stated Republicans may have to choose whether or not to proceed embracing Trump’s anti-democratic views.

“Republicans are going to have to work out their issues with the former president and decide whether they’re going to break from him and return to some semblance of reasonableness or continue to lean in to the extremism, not just of Trump, but Trumpism,” Jeffries stated.

Trump, who’s the primary to be impeached twice and whose time period ended together with his supporters violently storming the Capitol in a lethal bid to halt the peaceable transition of energy on January 6, 2021, faces a escalating prison investigations, together with a number of that might result in indictments. They embrace the probe into categorized paperwork seized by the FBI from Mar-a-Lago, and ongoing state and federal inquiries associated to efforts to overturn the outcomes of the 2020 presidential election.

Asked about Trump’s feedback Sunday, Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio, the highest Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, stated he “vehemently” disagrees and “absolutely” condemns the remarks, saying they should be a factor as Republicans decide who should lead their party in 2024.

“There is a political process that has to go forward before anybody is a frontrunner or anybody is even the candidate for the party,” he said. “I believe that people certainly are going to take into consideration a statement like this as they evaluate a candidate.”

Rep.-elect Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., also objected to the remarks, saying it was time to stop focusing on the “grievances of prior elections.”

“The Constitution is ready for a cause, to guard the rights of each American,” Lawler said. “I believe the previous president can be well-advised to concentrate on the longer term, if he’s going to run for president once more.”

Trump’s feedback got here after Twitter’s new proprietor, Elon Musk, stated he would reveal how Twitter engaged in “free speech suppression” leading up to the 2020 election. But files released Friday, which focused on the tech company’s confused response to a story about Biden’s son Hunter, do not show Democrats trying to limit the story.

The White House on Saturday assailed Trump, saying, “You cannot only love America when you win.”

“The American Constitution is a sacrosanct document that for over 200 years has guaranteed that freedom and the rule of law prevail in our great country,” spokesman Andrew Bates stated in an announcement. “Attacking the Constitution and all it stands for is anathema to the soul of our nation.”

Jeffries appeared on ABC’s “This Week,” Turner spoke on CBS’ “Face the Nation” and Lawler was on CNN’s “State of the Union.”