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Sun May 18, 2025, 06:32 PM Sunday

Trump Writes Congress out of the Constitution--and Congress Says Fine

Reposted by Kevin M. Kruse

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Both of Trump's biggest moves of the past week entail the evisceration of a constitutional role the Framers very plainly and expressly wanted Congress to play.

Trump Writes Congress out of the Constitution—and Congress Says Fine
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newrepublic.com
May 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM

Both of Trump's biggest moves of the past week entail the evisceration of a constitutional role the Framers very plainly and expressly wanted Congress to play.

The New Republic (@newrepublic.com) 2025-05-18T19:51:10.773Z
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