Trump says he doesn't know whether to respect the Constitution (NBC interview)

" I don't know ," the American president replied, when asked whether he thought he had to respect the Constitution of the United States.

" I have brilliant lawyers working for me, and they will obviously follow what the Supreme Court has said ," he added, however.

Also asked whether foreigners on American soil should be afforded due process of law, as provided for in the Constitution, the Republican billionaire said: " I'm not a lawyer. I don't know. "

Donald Trump has made combating illegal immigration a top priority, speaking of an " invasion " by " criminals from abroad " and staging police operations.

But several of his decisions have been blocked by judges. Federal courts and appeals courts, as well as the Supreme Court, have already temporarily blocked the use of a 1798 " enemy alien " law, previously used exclusively in wartime and repurposed by the Trump administration, on the grounds that deportees should be able to assert their rights.

These judicial decisions have aroused the fury of the Republican, who believes it is " impossible that there will be trials for millions and millions " of immigrants.

The president, who has made repeated allusions to the possibility of a third term since returning to the White House in January, also appeared to reject this possibility - which is prohibited by the Constitution.

" That's not what I'm trying to do ," he said on Sunday.

" I want to have four very good years and then step aside for someone else, ideally a great Republican ," added Donald Trump, who cited his Vice President JD Vance and his Secretary of State Marco Rubio as potential successors.