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Since the election of Donald Trump, Americans have been sharply divided in their views of his presidency. Has he preserved the Founding Fathers’ vision of an energetic executive? Or has President Trump, in his quest for executive efficiency, sidestepped crucial constitutional constraints? This episode presents John Yoo and Adam White’s conversation from the July 28 AEI webinar on John’s new book, Defender in Chief: Donald Trump’s Fight for Presidential Power. During their conversation, John and Adam examine Donald Trump’s performance as president. But they also unearth and discuss deeper theories about the nature of executive power. John contends that president have a “power to reverse,” meaning a vastly consequential policymaking power to modify the decisions of previous administrations. John also sees a vital role for presidents, not just the Supreme Court, in defending the Constitution. In this episode, Adam and John consider and debate these ideas and others that animate American constitutionalism today.
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