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Did Trump Claim Obama Wrote the Emoluments Clause of U.S. Constitution?

U.S. President Donald Trump did describe the emoluments clause as "phony."

by Dan Evon, Published Oct. 24, 2019


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Claim:
U.S. President Donald Trump said that former President Barack Obama wrote the emoluments clause of the Constitution.
Rating:
False

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On Oct. 22, 2019, a link to an op-ed entitled "Trump's Obama envy is getting even worse" was shared to a number of anti-Trump Facebook groups, such as Anti Donald Trump, original DONALD TRUMP CLOWN UNIVERSITY, and DEFEAT TRUMP 2020!, along with an alleged excerpt from the article in which the president claimed that former President Barack Obama had written the emoluments clause of the U.S.Constitution:

Trump Accuses Obama Of Writing The US Constitution “Because He Knows The Constitution Is Very, Very Bad For Me”

Appearing on Fox and News, Trump accused Obama of writing the Constitution to make him look bad. “I know for certain that he wrote the emoluments clause, because he can’t stand to see me make so much illegal money,” Trump said.

“I’ve said all along, Obama is obsessed with me,” Trump said, adding, “He will do anything to make me look bad, but it never works and he can’t stand to see me winning.”

Busy day and so much winning. Time for golf.


By Dan Evon

Dan Evon is a former writer for Snopes.


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