Influencer Jake Paul calls for amended US Constitution, says civilians should be able to bear RPGs

American influencer Jake Paul said that US citizens should be allowed access to rocket launchers and called for an amendment to the Constitution during an interview at the sixth annual All-In Summit in Los Angeles last week.

"I think we need an amended and updated Constitution. It was written in 1781, I believe, and life is just so much different now," said Paul. "Especially, I think the Second Amendment was made so that if the government was doing ridiculous things to us and controlling us in harmful ways, citizens could overthrow them.”

“That's obviously what happened and why people came to the United States initially. They revolted, fought back, and became independent.”

"And so I think, as weapons systems get more advanced, a pistol or a shotgun is not going to be able to overthrow the government if we, the people, decide that the United States government is taking advantage of us and that we maybe need to be able to bear more advanced weapons systems as citizens."

"Drone EMPs, RPGs, potential anti-helicopter [weapons]. I don't know what it is,” said Paul.

"But if the government can just come in with autonomous robots and take us all out, and we are now powerless, essentially the Second Amendment is just a hobby now for people to go and shoot guns.”

"So I don't know what it looks like, but I feel like in the very short term, near future, there are going to be such systems that will make us powerless against our own government. And I don't think that is a smart thing, because then, at some point in time, we must be obedient as American citizens."

Jake, Logan Paul visit Pentagon, meet with Hegseth

The interview came days before he and his brother, Logan, arrived in Washington on Thursday to visit the Pentagon.

During the visit, the two met with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, US Vice President JD Vance, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and US service members.

Bessent welcomed Paul to the Treasury Department in a post to X/Twitter, calling his “path from content creator to entrepreneur and professional boxer [is] a distinctly American story.”

The Pentagon’s decision to invite the brothers has drawn considerable criticism online. In response, Paul took to X to address the backlash.

“America is not a spectator sport,” said Paul. “Apparently Logan and I going to Washington meeting with the Vice President, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of War, and other leaders of this country really pisses some people off.”

“Good. Because I’d rather be in the room asking questions, learning, challenging ideas, building relationships, and figuring out how I can help than sitting behind a screen telling everyone else what they should be doing,” he said.

“Washington doesn’t belong to commentators. It doesn’t belong to celebrities. It doesn’t belong to politicians. It belongs to the American people. And whether people like me or hate me, I’m going to keep showing up.”