Former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell rebukes Trump for his actions during protests, saying the President has 'drifted away' from the Constitution
Washington Former Republican Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday that President Donald Trump has"drifted away" from the Constitution, adding to a growing list of former top military officials who have strongly criticized the President's response to the nationwide protests surrounding the police killing of George Floyd.
"We have a Constitution. And we have to follow that Constitution. And the President has drifted away from it," Powell, a retired general who served under President George W. Bush, told CNN's Jake Tapper on"State of the Union.
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