Trump under fire for likening himself to Napoleon amid attacks on judges

<p>President posted ‘he who saves his country does not violate any laws’ quote attributed to French emperor</p><p>Critics rounded on Donald Trump on Sunday for likening himself to Napoleon in a “dictatorial” <a href="https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1890831570535055759">social media post</a> echoing the French emperor’s assertion that “he who saves his country does not violate any laws”.</p><p>The post came at the end of another tumultuous week early in Trump’s second presidency, during which acolytes <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/13/trump-vance-constitutional-crisis">questioned the legitimacy</a> of judges making a succession of rulings to stall his administration’s aggressive seizure or dismantling of federal institutions and budgets.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/16/trump-napoleon-judges-government-firings">Continue reading...</a>