“When somebody is president of the United States, the authority is total,” Trump said at the White House. “The governors know that.”"The federal government has absolute power. As to whether I'll use that power, we'll see."In a stunning threat to the United States Constitution, the President yesterday claimed from the bully pulpit of the White House Briefing Room to have total control of the country, it's citizens and their rights.“The president of the United States calls the shots,” he said. “They can’t do anything without the approval of the president of the United States.”
This of course left Republicans and Democrats in the position to have to contradict our would be sovereign and point out the concept of Enumerated Powers as outlined by the 10th Amendment of the Constitution.
The questions many are asking, 'What legal authority is the President citing?', 'Who is it advising the President that he has the powers of a dictatorship?' We know that this statement was prepared, as Vice President followed up with his own bold assertion about the ultimate authority they personally invested in the Executive Branch.
Attacking the press, claiming powers not named in the Constitution, suppressing knowledge and experience by replacing experts with his sycophants and his children.. Perhaps the President truly thinks he's leading Venezuela or North Korea.
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