Morning Joe: Is Trump's Unconstitutional Overhaul Of The American Government What He Campaigned On?

Morning Joe read from a New York Times op-ed. I wasn't sure which headline I like better. The one I chose or this 'Morning Joe: Trump Demands That Other Countries Accept Americans As Their New Overlords'.

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Joe Scarborough: I think all the things I've been trying to tell people about keeping calm, carrying on, and staying focused and staying informed. The New York Times handled it wonderfully. And if, if you'll give me the privilege of time to read the New York Times and what they say, what this moment calls for don't get distracted.

Don't get overwhelmed, don't get paralyzed and pulled into the chaos that President Trump and his allies are purposely create with the volume and speed of executive orders, the efforts to dismantle the federal government, the performative attacks on immigrants, transgender people, and the very concept of diversity itself, the demands that other countries accept Americans as their new overlords, and the dizzying sense that the White House could do or say anything at any moment. All of this is intended to keep the country on its back heel, so President Trump can blaze ahead and is drive for maximum executive power. So no one can stop the audacious, ill conceived, and frequently illegal agenda being advanced by his administration. For goodness sake, writes The Times. Don't tune out.

The actions of the presidency needs to be tracked, and when they cross moral or legal lines, they need to be challenged boldly. And thoughtfully with the confidence that the nation systems of checks and balances will prove up to the task. There are reasons for concerns on that front.

Of course, the Republican led Congress has so far abdicated its role as a coequal branch of government, from allowing its laws and spending directives to systematically be cast aside to fearfully ascending to the president's stocking of his cabinet with erratic, unqualified loyalists.

Much of civil society, from the business community to higher education to parts of the corporate media, has been disturbingly quiet, even acquiescent. But they're encouraging signs as well.

The courts, the most important check on a president who aims to expand his legally authorized powers and remove any guardrails, so far have held blocking a number of Mr. Trump's initiatives. States have also taken action, they go on to say but none of this is to say that Mr.Trump shouldn't have the opportunity to govern. Seventy seven million Americans cast ballots to put Mr. Trump back in the White House and the Republican Party, now fully remade in the service of the MAGA movement, holds majorities in both houses of Congress. Elections, as it is often noted, have consequences. But is this unconstitutional overhaul of the American government what he campaigned on?

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Morning Joe read, "The performative attacks on immigrants, transgender people, and the very concept of diversity itself, the demands that other countries accept Americans as their new overlords."

What President Trump is doing is not performative; it's genuine. Reversing Joe Biden's horrendous actions is not an attack, nor is it unconstitutional. He said, "President Trump demands other countries accept Americans as their new overlords." God forbid, we have a say in how our money is spent.

Morning Joe and the NYT said the actions of the presidency need to be tracked. President Trump is literally posting all of his actions on a .gov website at https://whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/

President Trump's actions are what I voted for. Do you think what President Donald Trump is doing is unconstitutional? And is this what you voted for?