In his second term, President Trump claims extensive unilateral powers to reshape U.S. governance, unchallenged in some instances and approved by the Supreme Court in others. He actively utilizes these powers to target political foes, terminate agency heads, and dismantle federal agencies. Should Democrats regain power, undoing Trump's actions poses challenges due to the nature of Trump's powers being largely preclusive or negating, with limited capacity for creation. He has exercised authority to restructure the federal workforce, resulting in significant layoffs and agency dismantling, raising questions on the permanence of these changes under a future Democratic administration.
When and if the Democrats return to power, how much of Trump's damage can they undo? Most of the powers that Trump asserts are either preclusive or negating.
The Supreme Court has been more approving of Trump's broad claims of presidential power, enabling actions such as dismissals of inspectors general and agency heads.
Despite the expansive powers claimed by Trump, few opportunities exist for a Democratic president to create new initiatives due to the transient nature of such powers.
A future Democratic president could seek to use the same dismantling authority in an effort to restructure agencies or reverse some of Trump's actions.
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