The Hill Discovers Trump 'Pushes Boundaries,' Ignores Precedent
The Hill frets that Donald Trump, during a government shutdown, might be 'pushing boundaries of power.' Oh, the scandal! As if expanding executive authority during a crisis (or manufactured crisis) is a novel concept for a U.S. President. This isn't just Trump's playbook; it's practically 'Executive Power for Dummies,' page one, chapter one for any administration looking to consolidate control.
They called it 'leading' when Obama used executive actions to bypass Congress, and 'constitutional prerogative' when Bush did it after 9/11. The media's selective outrage paints such moves as a unique transgression, rather than an institutional pattern, conveniently ignoring the historical precedents of presidential overreach normalized by both parties. It appears 'pushing boundaries' is only a
problem when the political winds shift, not when an entire branch of government regularly expands its domain, crisis or no crisis.