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Trump's First 100 Days: An Increase In Executive Power

2025/4/23
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多梅尼科·蒙塔纳罗
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塔玛拉·基思:我报道白宫新闻。在本期播客中,我们将关注特朗普总统第二任期一百天内的一些政策和决定,特别是总统如何利用行政权力推进其议程并重塑政府。特朗普将自己定位为对抗不受选举约束的官僚机构,并将权力掌握在自己手中的人。他认为自己是履行扩大总统权力角色的最佳人选。 苏珊·戴维斯:"统一行政理论"的历史可以追溯到建国时期,其核心观点是强有力的行政部门需要能够指挥整个行政部门。随着政府扩张,总统权力有所削弱,特朗普试图夺回这些权力。特朗普试图解雇由参议院任命且应该独立于白宫服务的机构人员,这体现了"统一行政理论"。联邦选举委员会和证券交易委员会是特朗普试图干预的独立机构的例子。独立机构的设计初衷是为了避免权力滥用,例如,由竞选法律的监管者来控制竞选法律是不公平的。 多梅尼科·蒙塔纳罗:特朗普通过解雇人员、关闭机构和部门以及发布行政命令来扩大总统权力。特朗普发布行政命令的速度远超以往总统,这是一种扩大总统权力的方式。特朗普的行政部门干涉了国会传统的立法权,例如在政府效率部门的努力中。特朗普愿意忽视或违抗国会的拨款决定。特朗普试图超越立法和司法部门,扩大行政权力,这超出了最初的目标。特朗普以赢得选举为由,迅速推进其议程。尽管民意似乎正在转向反对特朗普的一些做法,但他仍然认为自己有权快速推进变革。特朗普利用其微弱的选举胜利来加速其权力扩张,并提及他的"授权"。并非所有选民都支持特朗普的每一个议程项目。特朗普的民意支持率与其经济政策的民意支持率呈反比关系,这与他第一任期的情况相反。与第一任期相比,特朗普现在对政府各部门拥有更大的控制权。特朗普善于运用权力。特朗普受益于对华盛顿的统一控制,以及共和党控制的国会和保守派占多数的最高法院。两极分化加剧了特朗普的权力,因为共和党内部很少有人愿意对其进行制衡。

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This chapter explores the concept of the unitary executive theory and how President Trump has utilized it to expand presidential power, particularly by attempting to remove officials from independent agencies and issuing numerous executive orders. The discussion includes examples such as the Federal Election Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission, highlighting concerns about fairness and the balance of power.
  • Trump's actions are based on the unitary executive theory.
  • He has fired or attempted to fire officials from independent agencies.
  • Trump has issued a high number of executive orders compared to previous presidents.
  • Congress's role in checking executive power is discussed.

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When running for office, Donald Trump suggested that he "alone could fix" the ills befalling the United States. In his administration's first 100 days, he and his allies have moved quickly to expand the powers of the presidency accordingly.This episode: senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, political correspondent Sarah McCammon, and senior political editor & correspondent Domenico Montanaro.*The podcast is produced by Bria Suggs & Kelli Wessinger and edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics).*Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)