On his first day back in the White House, President Trump promised to undertake shocking actions, asserting a personal power that defies both legal and ethical constraints. He controversially freed violent Capitol rioters, stripped security from former advisers, and ignored laws protecting national security regarding TikTok. Trump's administration also witnessed aggressive moves against diversity initiatives and the dismissal of inspectors general without due process. His actions signify a marked challenge to the historical norms of presidential behavior, aiming to reshape governance by exceeding the established boundaries of power.
Of all the thousands of words that Trump uttered during his fact-challenged, talkathon-style opening days as the nation's 47th president, those may have been the truest.
Trump freed even the most violent of the rioters who assaulted the Capitol in his name four years ago.
Not satisfied just to eliminate diversity initiatives, he ordered government workers to snitch on anyone suspected of not going along.
Right out of the gate, Trump challenged the expectations of what a president can and should do, demonstrating a belief that the rules his predecessors largely followed were meant to be bent, bypassed or broken.
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