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To the Point

President Trump and the 'business' of government

Donald Trump may be in the White House because he promised to "shake up Washington."  But did that mean capsizing basic institutions? In just two weeks, he's consolidated decision making, ignored avenues of communication and flouted traditional protocols.

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By Warren Olney • Feb 2, 2017 • 1 min read

Donald Trump may be in the White House because he promised to "shake up Washington." But did that mean capsizing basic institutions? In just two weeks, he's consolidated decision making, ignored avenues of communication and flouted traditional protocols. He's run roughshod not just over professional civil servants but secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security he's just appointed. Some conservative veterans of the George W. Bush Administration are even predicting impeachment before he can finish his term. We compare Trump's uninhibited use of executive power to what's happened in other countries where "checks and balances" were not as strong as expected.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Andrea Brody

    Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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    Sáša Woodruff

    Producer, 'To the Point'

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    Jenny Hamel

    KCRW

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    Ryan Lizza

    New Yorker magazine / Georgetown University

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    Eliot Cohen

    Johns Hopkins University

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    Matt Margolis

    blogger and author

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