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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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    Trump makes good on shaking things up
    1. 1:24Trump's contentious phone call with longtime ally, Australia
    2. 7:59President Trump and the 'business' of governmentYou’re reading this
    3. 42:45No imam at the National Prayer Breakfast podium
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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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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Trump makes good on shaking things up
    1. 1:24Trump's contentious phone call with longtime ally, Australia
    2. 7:59President Trump and the 'business' of governmentYou’re reading this
    3. 42:45No imam at the National Prayer Breakfast podium
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