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https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/09/the-ukraine-scandal-shows-that-the-safeguards-around-donald-trump-are-breaking-down/
Indeed, the entire sordid affair demonstrates how ultimately even Trump’s most loyal aides can’t always prevent him from abusing the vast powers of his office. Trump’s first term has been marked by repeated moments when presidential friends or advisers either ignored or slow-walked his most problematic commands. As the Mueller Report indicates, Don McGahn’s defiance and Corey Lewandowski’s delays in carrying out presidential edicts may well have saved Trump’s presidency once already. But here a determined Trump used his own counsel to conduct his own diplomatic initiative according to the dictates of a conspiracy-obsessed mind.
Americans have always paid close attention to their presidents’ words for a simple and profound reason: Words convey beliefs and intentions. For four years, Trump’s defenders have persuaded tens of millions of Americans that his words matter less than the words of other presidents, that there exists some kind of unbreachable firewall between bad tweets and bad acts. The Ukraine scandal shows that this is not true. Trump is like any other president in one key respect: His words matter, and when, as is so often the case, they’re irresponsible, irresponsible actions can and will follow.
Indeed, the entire sordid affair demonstrates how ultimately even Trump’s most loyal aides can’t always prevent him from abusing the vast powers of his office. Trump’s first term has been marked by repeated moments when presidential friends or advisers either ignored or slow-walked his most problematic commands. As the Mueller Report indicates, Don McGahn’s defiance and Corey Lewandowski’s delays in carrying out presidential edicts may well have saved Trump’s presidency once already. But here a determined Trump used his own counsel to conduct his own diplomatic initiative according to the dictates of a conspiracy-obsessed mind.
Americans have always paid close attention to their presidents’ words for a simple and profound reason: Words convey beliefs and intentions. For four years, Trump’s defenders have persuaded tens of millions of Americans that his words matter less than the words of other presidents, that there exists some kind of unbreachable firewall between bad tweets and bad acts. The Ukraine scandal shows that this is not true. Trump is like any other president in one key respect: His words matter, and when, as is so often the case, they’re irresponsible, irresponsible actions can and will follow.
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