Ronald Prusin
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Is Trump testing limits or trying to eliminate them?
Well, I mean, in some respects, I would agree with Kenneth just said. That is that political scientists, historians, commentators have been talking about the imperial presidency in the United States for decades at this point. There's been a gradual, substantial, often dramatic expansion of presidential power, certainly, especially since the 1930s onward.
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Is Trump testing limits or trying to eliminate them?
That said, I think what we're seeing at the moment is a dramatic expansion of dramatic expansion, particularly intense right now. I guess the equivalent I would say of talking about a high tide as opposed to a tsunami. And it is true that there may be a kind of testing process underway here and an image building or image confirming process underway.
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Is Trump testing limits or trying to eliminate them?
But there is a context here that makes this particularly threatening, particularly concerning. the context of Trump's own ego, of the nature of the political dynamics right now in terms of Republican power in Congress, and the nature of the Supreme Court's rulings.
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Is Trump testing limits or trying to eliminate them?
I think it has to be, to begin with, I don't see a single one. I think the problem with The context that Trump is operating in is that it is so multifaceted. We're dealing with problems on the congressional front. We're dealing with problems at the Supreme Court. We're dealing with problems at state and local government levels as well.
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Is Trump testing limits or trying to eliminate them?
And all of those have to be, going forward, important arenas as far as checks and balances are concerned. In the moment, I'm particularly concerned about the courts and especially the Supreme Court, given the way in which it has been tilting in recent days.
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Is Trump testing limits or trying to eliminate them?
Probably even before that, some of the reactions within Congress, even on some of the confirmation questions, but certainly on various legislative moves as well. That would be a really crucial arena right now.