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What To Make Of Trump's 'Dictator' Comment

2023/12/11
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Galen Druk:讨论了特朗普总统权力强大但需受约束的观点,以及特朗普第二任期计划中可能挑战民主规范和总统权力的方面。 Kate Shaw:对特朗普关于“除了第一天”不会滥用权力的言论表示担忧,认为这应结合其其他政治言论来理解,并可能旨在使公众对某些行为的发生可能性麻木,以及为其在法庭上辩护做准备。她特别关注特朗普承诺起诉政治对手,利用执法机构打击批评者,认为这在第二任期中可能缺乏第一任期中存在的制衡机制。她还分析了特朗普可能绕过规范,直接指示司法部对特定人员进行起诉的可能性,以及法院可能对此类行为的回应。 Brendan Nyhan:对特朗普的言论表示担忧,认为其巧妙地将“独裁者”之类的指控转变为赢得喝彩的论点。他认为媒体应避免沦为特朗普想要的样子,并从其他国家走向威权主义的视角来报道特朗普的行为。他还分析了特朗普可能利用司法部来终止针对他自己的案件,以及可能滥用《叛乱法》将联邦军队部署到国内的可能性。他强调了特朗普对文官制度的批评以及他可能采取的行动,应该区分善意的批评和更激进的企图,并指出特朗普试图通过清除文官系统来规避权力限制。他认为,即使特朗普在第一任期内没有采取极端行动,也不应低估其在第二任期中采取此类行动的风险。 Galen Druk: 讨论了特朗普在共和党初选中遥遥领先,成为共和党候选人的可能性最大,以及特朗普的第二任期计划中,一部分是任何共和党人都可能追求的政策,一部分是其第一任期孤立主义政策的延续,还有一些涉及到民主规范和总统权力的问题。他还讨论了媒体关注并批评特朗普在集会上关于“除了第一天”不会滥用权力的言论。

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The podcast discusses Trump's comments about not abusing power except on Day One, exploring how this rhetoric fits into his broader second-term agenda and potential challenges to democratic norms.

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Former President Donald Trump attracted attention for his answer in a town hall with Sean Hannity last week suggesting he would not abuse his power as president in a second term, “except for Day One.” His answer came after extensive reporting on how his second-term plans would challenge democratic norms and accepted limits on presidential power on issues ranging from Department of Justice investigations to domestic use of the military.

In this installment of the 538 Politics podcast, Galen speaks with constitutional law professor Kate Shaw and professor of government Brendan Nyhan about Trump's second-term agenda. They discuss which aspects of it butt up against norms and the Constitution and which parts might simply be objectionable to partisans.

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