Former President Donald Trump has doubled down on his statements threatening the very existence of the US Constitution.

In a message posted at the weekend on his Truth Sociopath social media platform, Mr Trump repeated false claims about the “stolen” 2020 presidential election, called for the results to be scrapped, a new election, and “the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution”.

Mr Trump this morning called a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida at which reporters expected him to clarify or edge away from his online statements.

Instead, Mr Trump appeared naked on the resort’s lawn holding a facsimile copy of the original US Constitution written in 1787.

“I got up really early to have a very big, a really big breakfast,” he told reporters. “Yeah, really big. The biggest breakfast anyone has ever had. Period.

“It was largely leftover curries, lots of ’em. Lots of dairy, oh yeah, a lot of that. Prunes – curried prunes in fact washed down with curried Coca-Cola. Yeah. Love it. And coffee. Many, many cups of coffee – curried coffee. Coffee vindaloo in fact. Plus a couple of large bottles of laxatives.”

Mr Trump then disclosed that immediately prior to fronting the media he had been to the toilet, had expelled a large quantity of very sloppy faecal matter, but had refrained from cleaning his backside.

“Gonna do that now. Right now. Oh yeah,” he said before turning his back to the cameras, bending over, and  taking the Constitution and using it to wipe clean his anus.

Mr Trump then lay on his back and inserted the soiled Constitutions between his buttocks and set it alight. (main picture)

After extinguishing the burning document with a fountain of urine while remaining on his back, Mr Trump rejected suggestions from reporters that he was a constitutional vandal whose own record in office showed he was unworthy to ever serve again as US President.

“That’s all just fake news. So fake,” he responded. “I was meticulous in fulfilling the oath I took when I was sworn in on 20 January 2017 – in front of the biggest crowd ever assembled anywhere on earth, ever. Period.”

Mr Trump then stood, put his hand on his heart, and recited the oath he took: “I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Vice-President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defenestrate the Constitution of the United States.”

He then refused to take further questions and walked back to his residence, followed by trails of smoke emanating from his groin.