The president of the United States posted a possibly apocryphal quote often attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte on social media Saturday: “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law.” ...

President Donald Trump did share the controversial quote often attributed to French statesman Napoleon Bonaparte on Truth Social and X (Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC: A claim has been making the rounds ...

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In February 2025 social media posts, U.S. President Donald Trump shared this quote usually attributed to French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte: "He who saves his Country does not violate any Law." ...

President Trump said over the weekend his work to “save” the country gives him legal leeway. “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law,” Trump posted Saturday to Truth Social and X.

Although its exact origins are unclear, the quote is often attributed to Napoleon, the French general who effectively declared himself emperor in the early 1800s. The White House declined to ...

US president Donald Trump came over all French this weekend, tweeting 'He who saves his Country does not violate any Law', a quote most commonly attributed to French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.

Donald Trump set off a firestorm of criticism over the weekend with a tweet. It might seem like nothing new, but critics say the President’s recent post is more than offensive—they say it’s ...

The quote from a president with his own imperial ambitions appeared to come from the 1970 film Waterloo, in which Steiger’s Napoleon states that he “did not ‘usurp’ the crown.” ...

He also posted them on X moments later (archived): Many people recognized the passage as a quote from Napoleon Bonaparte, the first emperor of France. It first appeared in "Maximes et pensées de ...

President Trump has prompted his foes to go berserk by citing a quote attributed to French dictator Napoleon. REUTERS The quote — which has been attributed to notorious French dictator Napoleon ...

US President Donald Trump stirred yet another controversy after he made a post in which he quoted Napoleon Bonaparte by way of Rod Steiger on Saturday afternoon. Trump made the post shortly after he ...