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The weakness of executive orders is they can simply be reversed by the subsequent president. It's not set in stone in statute,
Berry said
It seems clear that a lot of these executive orders are really aimed at trying to push past what they viewed as the obstacles to his agenda in his first administration,
Berry saidSo much of the power in the federal government is now housed in the executive branch, and so this is really a sign that the president can implement a very vast and sweeping agenda through executive actions,
Broughel saidThey will, they will run out, I expect, certainly by the end of his first year, if not in the next few months, and then any remaining ones would be reactive,
Berry saidIt's making it hard for the judicial branch to keep up,
Berry saidThese initial directions coming early are very important, because you'll run out of time in your presidency if they're not, if it's not set out early,
Broughel saidTo some extent, it's a self-fulfilling prophecy when Trump complains about judges ruling without much law or deliberation,
Berry saidAmerica's borders are now secure because of President Trump,
she said
If it doesn’t work out, you’ll say, ‘Oh, well, I voted for him, and he still got it down a lot.’
At times, he hedged
Before I even arrive at the Oval Office, shortly after I win the presidency, I will have the horrible war between Russia and Ukraine settled,
he told a National Guard Association conference in Detroit in AugustUnder my plan, we will cut energy and electricity prices in half,
he told a Mint Hill, North Carolina, rally in SeptemberI will sign their pardons on Day 1.”
In the campaign, Trump celebrated the rioters as “patriots” and “hostages” of the justice system and promised ... He didI will impose across-the-board tariffs on most foreign-made goods,
he said in the campaignAnd by the way, if we don’t have a deal with a company or a country, we’re going to set the tariff. We just set the tariff. It’s something that we think that will happen, I’d say, over the next couple of weeks,
Trump told reporters on Wednesday
To me, it’s the textbook definition of arbitrary and capricious,
Reinsch told the Washington ExaminerSo he’ll impose these things and the market tanks, and then they make a change,
Reinsch saidIt’s the biggest unforced error in American economic history — I really think it deserves that title,
Young saidIntentional policy choices by other countries have hollowed out America’s manufacturing sector and undermined our critical supply chains, putting our national and economic security at risk,
Bessent saidPart of it is the uncertainty, the chaos of the rollout,
Young addedI think the tariffs are sufficiently negative, they’ll probably more than outweigh the benefits from the tax cuts,
Barro, a self-described libertarian, told the Washington Examiner