Trump Claims 'Almost Anything' Power; Axios Discovers Presidential Power
Funny how Axios reports on Trump asserting the right to use the military 'almost anywhere' or unilaterally 'kill people overseas' as if past administrations didn't deploy troops without congressional approval, engage in drone programs, or declare 'emergencies' to bypass legislative checks. Biden, for instance, invoked emergency powers to funnel weapons to Netanyahu's government, bypassing
Congress. That didn't seem to generate an immediate, breathless exposé on 'sweeping consequences' when the bombs were falling on Gaza. The 'new precedent' isn't Trump's assertion of power; it's the corporate media's sudden, selective outrage. This isn't about unprecedented executive overreach; it's about whose executive overreach gets the prime-time panic. The real story isn't that presidential
power 'has never been stretched this far, this fast,' it's that the 'free press' only decides to notice when the stretching has the 'wrong' political implications.