The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s power grab: a coup veiled by chaos | Editorial | The Guardian
The US president is testing the limits of executive authority, sidelining Congress and enriching allies while destabilising the global economy
The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s power grab: a coup veiled by chaos | Editorial | The Guardian
The US president is testing the limits of executive authority, sidelining Congress and enriching allies while destabilising the global economy
“We are witnessing a constitutional crisis,” Omar said. “We talked about Trump wanting to be a dictator on day one, and here we are. This is what the beginning of dictatorship looks like. When you gut the constitution and you install yourself as the sole power, that is how dictators are made.”
“Donald Trump has given unprecedented power over the federal government to an unelected, unaccountable billionaire,” Representative Greg Casar, a Democrat of Texas and chair of the congressional progressive caucus, said in a statement.
“Progressives will fight this in the courts, on the House floor, and with every tool at our disposal until Elon Musk is out of our government and no longer putting taxpayers, the sick, and the elderly at risk.”
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