"I mean, for anyone out there who thinks that this might still sound alarmist or hyperbolic, Trump has been blowing through the constitutional checks on his power more rapidly with each passing day. In just the last week, we learned that Trump is reportedly demanding that the Justice Department pay him nearly a quarter of a billion dollars at the expense of American taxpayers."
"We saw him illegally fire yet another independent government watchdog without notifying Congress. We're seeing him allow the Pentagon to restrict the way staff and personnel engage with Congress, which is completely insane. And just today, we learned that Trump carried out his eighth, yes, eighth extrajudicial strike on a boat that he claimed without evidence was smuggling drugs. No trial, no investigation, no attempt by the Coast Guard to intervene, just summarily executing people whether they're guilty or not, because Trump said so."
President Donald Trump has overseen major physical changes to the White House during his second term, including a gold-drenched Oval Office overhaul, a paved-over Rose Garden lawn, and demolition of the East Wing to make way for a massive ballroom. An unnamed White House official told NBC News that the entire East Wing will be demolished and rebuilt contrary to previous assurances. In recent weeks Trump reportedly demanded that the Justice Department pay him nearly a quarter-billion dollars, illegally fired an independent watchdog without notifying Congress, allowed the Pentagon to restrict staff engagement with Congress, and carried out an eighth extrajudicial strike on a boat with no trial or Coast Guard intervention. Critics frame the demolitions and actions as symbolic of insecurity and erosion of democratic norms.
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