"Will Senate Republicans continue to kowtow to a leader they know is dragging the country down? he demanded. That they know is a pathological liar? Or will they, as the Founding Fathers intended, stand up to him? Will they help us fight America's slide into authoritarianism? It was a recognition of how Donald Trump has spent eight months seeking to expand presidential power at the expense of Congress and others."
"He has signed 200 executive orders more than Joe Biden in four years unleashed squadrons of national guard troops in Washington, turned investigators on his political foes and sought to bring academic, cultural, financial and legal institutions to heel. The capitulation has moved faster and further than even many of Trump's critics expected and has left them looking for democratic guardrails that might yet constrain him."
Senator Chuck Schumer demanded whether Senate Republicans will continue kowtowing to a leader they view as dragging the country down and a pathological liar. Donald Trump has spent eight months expanding presidential power at the expense of Congress, signing 200 executive orders, deploying national guard troops in Washington, directing investigators at political foes, and pressuring academic, cultural, financial, and legal institutions. Congressional capitulation has progressed faster than many expected and has left limited democratic guardrails. Republican majorities in both chambers remain narrow and broadly loyal, with congressional leadership praising Trump and Congress functioning increasingly as a rubber stamp.
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