Trump repeats alleged Napoleon quote: 'He who saves his Country does not violate any Law'

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."

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In February 2025, as concerns mounted that U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration were refusing to comply with federal court orders that placed a hold on spending freezes mandated by some of his executive orders, a rumor began to spread that he had said, in response to those concerns, that someone who saves his country cannot be breaking the law.