Trump Threatens to Bypass GOP Congress to Unleash MAGA Plans

[Zorro]

If anyone was expecting moderate Republicans in Congress to temper Donald Trump’s more extreme plans on immigration and tariffs, the president-elect doesn’t plan to give them the chance, Trump told lawmakers this week.

During a two-hour meeting with Senate Republicans, Trump said he plans to immediately enact his MAGA vision instead of waiting for Congress to act, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal. He has already prepared about 100 executive orders, and he has no qualms testing the legal limits of presidential authority, he said.

For months, Trump’s aides have been looking at obscure laws passed about 50 years ago that he can invoke to unilaterally carry out his plans and bypass congressional funding limits. Instead of feeling preemptively constrained by constitutional checks and balances, he plans to do what he wants and take his chances with the courts, the Journal reported.

“The American people can bank on President Trump using his executive power on day one to deliver on the promises he made to them on the campaign trail.” Trump transition spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told the Daily Beast in a statement.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-threatens-to-bypass-gop-congress-to-unleash-maga-plans/

[Firestorm49]

1. God help us all.

[Blue_Tires]

26. I'm pretty sure God is saying

"I sent you Hillary, I sent you Kamala and y'all still fucked it all up... From now on, you're on your own!"

[JoseBalow]

43. drumpf becoming president is proof there are no gods

[ZonkerHarris]

46. God doesn't care

because there is no God.
Trump proved that.

[Autumn]

57. Since according to Christians god appointed him I doubt the cloud sitter

will do anything to help anyone.

[Whyisthisstillclose]

2. And the sun rises in the East. Anyone surprised?

[orangecrush]

12. Nope

[kiri]

60. The Sun rises in the West if Trump says so.

Every maga agrees.

[Hotler]

3. Said the fascist domestic enemy. Doesn't the oath of office say something about protecting against domestic enemies?

[dchill]

4. The "oath of office..."

That old thing?

[bdamomma]

23. I hope his hand burns when he puts

on the bible, this felon is the antichrist.

[SARose]

11. Shh don't say that

The House Chaplain was just removed because she said something about the “enemies within.”

Jesus Johnson took umbrage and replaced her with someone who has never been a chaplain. Yeah! 🎉

[liberalla]

20. I suspect the chaplain being a "she" made the decision an easy one

[republianmushroom]

50. "oath of office", another myth about to be done away with.

There is NOBODY to enforce it, the DOJ, you joke.

[Turbineguy]

80. If he takes the Oath seriously,

he'll have to shoot himself.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. He enjoys court. We'll be a series of President-Dictators. No more elections.

[BigMin28]

19. Not real elections

nt

[BoRaGard]

6. "Stupid Suckers." - King Felon the Dodger of Drafts (R)

[aeromanKC]

7. And they thought it was only for Day 1

DOH!!

[SARose]

8. Let him

Let these fools live out their little boy wet dreams.

Several articles are posted here stating folks didn’t vote for deportation of ag workers, construction workers, oil field workers, etc.

Prove to them they did.

As my Dad always said “there’s always one child who just has to touch the stove to see if it is hot.”😉

I want MAGA America to long for the good old days under Obama and Biden.

Look up the Robber Barons of the Gilded Age and see how that ended.

[liberalla]

16. I've had similar thoughts on MAGA regret...

"OMG! What was I thinking? This isn't what I voted for!"
"If only Biden was still the President!"
"Sleepy Joe wasn't so bad!"
"Why did we think electing a criminal was a good idea?"

[SARose]

68. Do you know my family?

Lol!

They are soooo special nothing bad ever happens to folks like them.

Okay

[DENVERPOPS]

55. The best way to absorb the

catastrophic results of the Past Robber Barrons/Gilded Age

is to read: THE GRAPES OF WRATH by Steinbeck...............

I read it in eighth grade, and I read it again two months ago........It really impressed upon me how I thought about it in 1961 vs how I think about it in 2025.............after 64 years of living, learning, and observing......
It shows how the uber rich robber barron's actions forced every one into a day by day fight to even subsist..........

That book, and several others, were required reading in my social studies class that year. The others were: Animal Farm, 1984, The Jungle, and the Ugly American........
I have re-read all of those again, in the past six months, just to give me an entirely new perspective.
For starters, I think everyone should read/re-read Animal Farm. And reflect on the Trump/RepubliCon Indoctrination these past 25-45 past years.
Most interesting was that the teacher who required us to read those books, was a devout hard core Republican. AND, he almost got fired for having us read those books..........

And, quite literally, I feel we are on the doorsteps of repeating that segment of history all over again. As someone once said:
"Those who don't learn from history, are bound to repeat it..."

[SARose]

67. I agree

I feel the same way about history repeating itself.

I just pray we don’t experience the horrid things that happened before the Gilded Age ended in a world war.

[DENVERPOPS]

69. the RepubliCONs learned from history

and that is why they are hell bent on taking us back to that gilded age.....The RepubliCon Party has made no secret of them LOATHING all that FDR did to get us out of the great depression, and establish regulatory agencies that prevented them from doing what they did during the gilded age. No big secret either, that the RepubliCONs and Trump are going to get complete control of every last Regulatory Agency, and try to actually remove them entirely from the Government.........

The impending threat of A Revolutionary War, A Civil War, and/or a World war are looming out there.............

[C_U_L8R]

9. What's next?

Dissolve Congress and executive order yourself emperor for life?

[calimary]

42. Doesn't mean he won't try it.

To see how far he can push it. And how much he can get away with. ALWAYS testing the limits. That’s just who he is.

[dalton99a]

10. Shocking, indeed

[Qutzupalotl]

13. Okay Fine, Tread On Me

[dem4decades]

14. Wake me up in 4 years, you guys can carry on without me.

[EndlessWire]

15. Is this true?

If it is, we can thank the corrupted SC for a guy who truly is above the law. We are only human, and there are many theories as to how we got here, but someone has to haul this guy in. It seems that only when people get personally hurt will they act. Then, it's hard not to wish the devil be upon them for inflicting pain on the rest of us. Feel it , MAGA, and see what you have done.

That said, I am not at all certain that the election wasn't stolen. We have no choice but to start now, on inauguration day, to plan for a win at the Midterms.

I am astounded at the immense numbers of absolutely rotten people that are running our lives. Ruining our lives, as some of us are older, poorer, and won't be able to manage this assault on our freedom. Eff all MAGA, and especially, eff Trump et al. You can't take death and destruction back, so I hope something bad happens to yah. I'm going to hell anyway...except, I think the next four years will be it.

I HATE who trump is, what he looks like, his ignorant spawn, every lie out of his mouth, and his gold-covered shitters, especially the one where he placed our country's classified docs. Can I pray for a monster hurricane to flatten MAL? Maybe a sinkhole...

[bdamomma]

61. For the felon

who is a climate denier may Mother Nature and Sister Climate change (a fellow DU'er referred to Climate change as this) nail his a$$ to the wall in Mar la loco.

I wish his cult would retaliate if his so-called promises are just lies, (we know he can never tell the truth).

[Rebl2]

17. Congress needs

to make executive orders illegal in my opinion.

[Unwind Your Mind]

18. I've been planning to setup a monthly donation to the ACLU

Monday would be a good day to do that, if anyone would like to join me 😊

[Blue_Tires]

25. I still haven't forgiven them for Citizens United

They still need to atone for that shit

[Arazi]

21. We're all going to get a crash course on the Impoundment Act

Not sure if Congressional Dems have the legal ability to sue WHEN Traitor seizes funds that Congress has already allocated. Also untested is how willingly Congress abdicates its authority. Not looking good for this Congress desiring to stand up for itself.

I believe states would have the right to sue?

IANAL but none of this has been tested in court.

Buckle up

[Clouds Passing]

22. Hasn't that been his plan all along?

[Blue_Tires]

24. HE LITERALLY SAID HE'D BE "A DICTATOR FROM DAY ONE"

He said he "wanted the kind of generals that Hitler had"...

He's promised "military tribunals and firing squads for his political enemies"...

Instead of pretending to be shocked, WHY didn't people DO SOMETHING TO STOP IT? Yeah, yeah I know... Something something Gaza even though 90% of the loudest Pro-Pal accounts on Twitter vanished after the election 🙄

[no_hypocrisy]

27. Can an Executive Order be nullified

in Court?

[Justice matters.]

31. Temporarily, yes, until appeals reach the corrupt court. nt

[Ferrets are Cool]

76. I am so afraid you are spot on. There are NO consequences.

[neohippie]

30. The power of the purse

I am not sure that he can bypass Congress's control of funding what he wants. But I also wouldn't trust the GOP to stand in his way as they have done nothing but enable all of this

I guess we're about to see the beginning of the hunger games

[Justice matters.]

33. Except that it's not a game. Real people who did not vote for that...

will really suffer immensely due to big private money into politics where there should not be any.

[PortTack]

35. They may have the majority, but as Hakeem Jeffries pointed out, they won't get anything done without the dems

So, if there’s no money, there’s no money. What’s he going to do? Spend his own money? HE DOES’T HAVE ANY MONEY

[TBF]

73. Elon has money -

that's why he's still being allowed to tag along.

[lees1975]

32. And we'll see how the courts make him stay within the rails now.

Executive orders have limitations. Funding doesn't accompany them.

[Justice matters.]

34. Hair Furhair will sign EOs that will overrule any limitations.

Courts will oppose them until appeals will reach the corrupt court...

Good effin luck if they don't rule them "Official Act" thus "immune goes the felon" (otherwise, face insurrectionists at the door).

[RainCaster]

36. I wonder how his "delay delay delay" tactic will work for him in this case?

He only knows one strategy- delay. How will that work for him when the government bureaucracy requires an OK from the courts before they will implement his desires? Same with the military.

[PortTack]

40. I would say not very well. He can't stick with anything long enough to get stuff done. He creates chaos and

Then walks away.

He really is very boxed in….he knows it and that’s why all the bluster.

[RainCaster]

41. Plus, he has the attention span of a fly

Too easily distracted by everything.

This will be a fun time to sit back and watch the GOP fail.

[calimary]

70. Why couldn't they take a page from his book and assert THEIR OWN delays?

Taste of their own medicine. See how they like it.

[NameAlreadyTaken]

37. So Fascism?

[TBF]

74. That is what some of us have been warning for a long time,

although few listen. "Be more moderate", lalalala ... being more moderate against tyrants never works. They are bullies and they'll do what they want. If you smile and give in, they'll kick you down just the same.

[PortTack]

38. And...the ACLU, democracy docket, the SPLC and others literally have hundreds of laws ready to go on day one

He didn’t get much done the last time. It isn’t going to be that much different this time.

[iluvtennis]

49. Sure hope that these organizations will be able to stall TSF's asinine plans. I'm at the age where I want

the years to pass slowly, but with TSF in office, I want the years to pass as quickly as possible.

[Mr.Bee]

39. M.A.G.A.

MAKE ANTEBELLUM GREAT AGAIN.
billionaire. plantation. slavery.

[videohead5]

44. Biden's judges will block him

I don't know about the Supreme Court, but it will take months probably a year or more for the case to ever get to SCOTUS.

[Beck23]

45. The inauguration will be....

Extremely cold and windy, in the 20s. I hope he begs for earmuffs to hold his hair on his head.

Update. The inauguration will be moved inside.

[Frank D. Lincoln]

47. Congress can impeach and remove Trump from office.

IF even hardline and MAGA Republicans realize how dangerous Trump is and mutiny against him. I know that's a HUGE if, but it's possible in theory.

And if JD Vance tries it, Congress can get rid of him too.

But of course I know that no one will stop Trump.

[spanone]

48. When you're immune from any consequences, why not?

Fuck this Fucking Fuck.

[Old Crank]

51. Every house and senate member

Might as well put their junk in a jar and hand carry it to the White house Tuesday morning. That is why those grovellers were voted in to do.

[perdita9]

52. So glad Legacy Media informed us of these plans BEFORE the election

Rather than obsessing over Kamala's shoes and how she should be doing more interviews.

[Martin68]

53. That's good news because it increases the possibility that none of it will survive the inevitable lawsuits.

I also love the snub of the MAGA Congress. That will certainly insure a lot of infighting and warfare between different factions on the right. Will the Republican-mjority congress let Trump bypass them entirely, treating them like the weak, useless pile of crap they actually are?

[EarthAbides]

54. Greed

Remember the oligarchs own what Americans want/need, food, money, technology, electricity, healthcare and housing. If the people don't like what the orange magat is doing, blackmail and extortion from the oligarchs will be the name of the game.

[LR3]

56. Presumes an extinct creature

Haha, it's so cute that there are still journalists that think there are such things as moderate Republicans in Congress that would temper Donald Trump’s more extreme plans.

[radical noodle]

71. Welcome to DU!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

72. Welcome to DU

[TomSlick]

75. Welcome to DU!

[ReRe]

58. Look it

He said he was going to be dictator on Day 1. He's going to pass these 100 Executive Orders, then sit back and relax. He'll fly around to warmer clims' and play golf, sell his junk. Maleria could coordinate the redecoration of the White House from her quarters in NYC. It will all fall into place after that 1st day.

I always thought the President proposes and the Congress disposes, that Congress holds the purse strings.
I guess I don't understand "Executive Orders" that well. Is there no one on DU who can iron out Exec Orders for us? If so, you have the stage. Kindly step forward and post and OP filling us all in on the particulars, please!

[CaptainTruth]

59. Trump rips up the Constitution & throws it away...

...& millions of brainwashed idiots cheer.

[BoRaGard]

62. "Ha ha. Suckers. Ha ha." - The Felon (R)

[GP6971]

64. Back again I see. Bye

[DonCoquixote]

77. I feel horrible for saying this

But if Trumo decided to cut out the middlemen and hang every member of congress, I would not be surprised, and frankly, might not be as sad. It would be a case of "you knew this could happen, and you were deaf to our please and tears. Now be the first to enjoy your harvest."

[J_William_Ryan]

78. "...take his chances with the courts..."

The last line of defense as no one expected Congressional Republicans to ‘temper’ Trump’s fascist authoritarianism.

[Mountainguy]

79. This is still American Politics

and the pendulum is always in motion and will always swing the other way.

[GreenWave]

81. See there Garland? He does not even wait for a pretty please!