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Don’t Be Fooled, ‘Trump Is a Weak President’
Hosted by Michelle CottleCarlos LozadaJamelle Bouie and David French How much is President Trump testing the Constitution? And what are the other branches of government doing about it? This week on “Matter of Opinion,” David French and Jamelle Bouie …
Hosted by Michelle CottleCarlos LozadaJamelle Bouie and David French
How much is President Trump testing the Constitution? And what are the other branches of government doing about it? This week on “Matter of Opinion,” David French and Jamelle Bouie join Carlos Lozada and Michelle Cottle to discuss how the courts and Congress could respond to Trump’s latest actions and whether the Constitution is strong enough to withstand the challenges.
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Carlos Lozada: David and Jamelle, I’m especially excited that you’re here with me and with Michelle today because I want to know what you think about a term that has been everywhere this week.
“Constitutional crisis” is in the air in our politics. Do you remember how in the first Trump term, every week was infrastructure week? I’m going to dub this our first official constitutional crisis week.
Are we in a constitutional crisis? What are the opposing visions at play? And is this 230-plus-year-old piece of parchment up to the challenge?
