You’re not as bad as Franklin Roosevelt, says Donald Trump

The First 100 Days of Donald Trump’s Election: The Case for an Unfair and Undemocratic First Year in the Office of Attorney General Relativity

The first 100 days eight years ago when Mr. Trump was elected were much less ambitious than his first 100 days. That was after the re election defeat, before indictments and trials, and before the shooters. Now the scar tissue is deep, the guardrails are gone and the sense of righteous mandate is palpable.

Mr. Trump nonetheless deserves criticism on these issues, and Congress members and grass-roots organizers should look for legal ways to thwart him. The successful campaign to prevent him from repealing Obamacare was a case study from his first term. While the distinction between Mr. Trump’s unwise actions and his undemocratic ones is crucial, it doesn’t show the most urgent areas for political and legal opposition. If Mr. Trump succeeds in his goal of becoming an authoritarian president the policy fights will be lost.

A Conservative Coalition Against Biden-Bolts and Obama-Judges: Robert Jeffress’s 2020 Assassination

Robert Jeffress, an evangelical pastor from Dallas, said that the president was very focused on what he wanted to accomplish. The trials and tribulations of the past few years, including the 2024 assassination attempt in Butler, Pa., took time to process, Mr. Jeffress added. “But I think he came to the conclusion — the right conclusion — that God has a purpose for him.”

The building of this coalition should begin with the acknowledgement that President Trump is the legitimate president and that many his actions are legal. Some of them might prove to be effective. He won the presidency fairly last year, by a narrow margin in the popular vote and a comfortable margin in the Electoral College. His views were more likely to be supported by the public than those of Democrats. Since taking office, he has largely closed the southern border, and many of his immigration policies are both legal and popular. He has reoriented federal programs to focus less on race, which many voters support. He asked Western Europe to stop charging American taxpayers for their defense. We oppose many policies, such as the pardon of Jan. 6 rioters, but that a president has the authority to act. Elections have consequences.

There is a separation of powers. There will always be disagreements about where the president’s powers end and where they are most important. Joe Biden and Barack Obama tested the boundaries of these boundaries but overstepped them. But Mr. Trump’s approach is qualitatively different.

The administration has shown disdain towards the judicial branch. They have resisted requests from judges for information and at some point seem to have disobeyed clear orders. They have suggested that the judges have no authority over the decisions of the president. Mr. Trump said that he would like to impeach judges who disagree with him. Many judges are anxious about their physical security because he and his allies have criticized them so harshly.