In an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” President Trump said he does not know if he needs to uphold the Constitution. Trump made the comment when questioned by Kristen Welker.

Kristen Welker: “Your secretary of state says everyone who’s here, citizens and noncitizens, deserve due process. Do you agree, Mr. President?”

President Donald Trump: “I don’t know. I’m not — I’m not a lawyer. I don’t know.”

Kristen Welker: “Well, the Fifth Amendment says as much.”

President Donald Trump: “I don’t know. It seems — it seems — it might say that, but if you’re talking about that, then we’d have to have a million or 2 million or 3 million trials. We have thousands of people that are some murderers and some drug dealers and some of the worst people on Earth.”

Kristen Welker: “But” —

President Donald Trump: “Some of the worst, most dangerous people on Earth. And I was elected to get them the hell out of here, and the courts are holding me from doing it.”

Kristen Welker: “But even given those numbers that you’re talking about, don’t you need to uphold the Constitution of the United States as president?”

President Donald Trump: “I don’t know.”