The article outlines the consolidation of power during the second Trump administration, emphasizing a shift towards unilateral executive authority as seen through tariff policies and congressional acquiescence. The loyalty-driven Cabinet undermines traditional checks on presidential power, as leaders prioritize allegiance over established governance. The author raises concerns about Trump's disregard for economic consequences tied to his trade war, hinting at a broader disdain for democratic norms and structures, complicated further by Trump's age and perceived limited time in power, suggesting an intensified urgency in his decision-making.
As global markets continue to melt down in reaction to the president's tariff program and his manifest willingness to wage a trade war, the question of the day is whether these adverse signals of real-world economic consequences will restrain him.
By now, it should be universally understood that the second Trump administration is based on sweeping away absolutely any limitation on presidential power.
Trump has created a Cabinet in which demonstrating loyalty to the president is the only real criterion.
And all this vast concentration of power is invested in a 78-year-old man full of grievances and resentments who knows his time on top of the world is limited by nature if not by law.
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