Will Trump’s lame duck presidency push him further beyond constraints of the law?
Summary
Donald Trump is entering the final stretch of his presidency after Republicans suffered major losses in the midterm elections. He has shifted between conciliatory remarks and hard-line positions, while Stephen Miller has taken over as White House chief of staff and advocated broad presidential powers.Key Facts
- Democrats won the midterm elections by 13 percentage points, according to the account.
- The election results included Democratic gains in Kansas, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas.
- The account links Republican losses to the war in Iran, higher fuel prices, cost-of-living pressures and backlash to deadly immigration raids in Minneapolis.
- Trump said his deportation push had been “too tough” but also said there would be no amnesty.
- Trump appointed Stephen Miller, an immigration hardliner, as White House chief of staff.
- Miller has advocated suspending habeas corpus to speed deportations and has claimed the United States has rights to Venezuela’s oil and Greenland’s territory.
- Trump supported Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after a Republican member of Congress introduced an impeachment resolution against him.
- Trump has pursued plans for a White House ballroom and a triumphal arch in Washington.
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