"Trump (1) reveals he doesn't know what habeas corpus is and (2) punts to Noem."

[mahatmakanejeeves]

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Eric Columbus
‪@ericcolumbus.bsky.social‬

Trump (1) reveals he doesn't know what habeas corpus is and (2) punts to Noem, who famously revealed her own ignorance at a Senate hearing when she defined habeas corpus as "a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country."

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/20/nx-s1-5405144/habeas-corpus-noem-dhs-senate

‪Aaron Rupar‬
‪@atrupar.com‬
· 13h
Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.

October 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM

Trump (1) reveals he doesn't know what habeas corpus is and (2) punts to Noem, who famously revealed her own ignorance at a Senate hearing when she defined habeas corpus as "a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country."
www.npr.org/2025/05/20/n...

— Eric Columbus (@ericcolumbus.bsky.social) 2025-10-09T01:02:15.957Z

[Irish_Dem]

1. Even worse, he doesn't care what it is.

[DeeDeeNY]

5. Even worse, neither does half the country

[underpants]

2. Kristi doesn't know what it is either

Link to tweet

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[Wonder Why]

3. He thinks it's a South American hot chile pepper.

[sop]

4. "Suspending who?"

I don't know whether to laugh or cry.