POLS 4701 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Donald Trump, Brett Kavanaugh
25 Mar 2020
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November 2017 to november 2018 were more consistent than not with his first year. He continued to demonstrate how little regard he had for the traditional presidential role as the nation"s unifying chief of state. The presidency allows an individual to become whatever they are by virtue of temperament, experience and judgement. Trump was still recognizably trump after two years in office. He stopped listening to policy advisors: trump elevated advisors who reinforced his opinions and marginalized those who pushed against them, he changed policies by acting on the basis of opinions that long predated his presidency. Criticism that he used pardon power inappropriately and overly personal: congress: no major legislation was enacted in 2018 either, communications: reliance on twitter and mass rallies as primary forms of communication with american people. Rallies in 2018 were for the purpose of endorsing. Voters and activists made clear to party leaders in. Congress that cooperation with trump would not be tolerated.
