Republicans Alarmed Over Obamas Executive Orders, Cheer Trumps On

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Source: nbcnews.com

For the past eight years, Republicans skewered President Obama as an "emperor" who acted outside of his "legal authority" for the executive orders he issued from the Oval Office. Now, they are cheering President Donald Trump as he issues a raft of his own.

Trump has signed a dozen executive orders in his first few days in office, tackling everything from rolling back the Affordable Care Act's mandate to beginning construction on the Southern border wall to freezing federal hiring. Some Republicans cheered him on, while others, charged with overseeing and investigating executive oversight, have remained silent.

Sen. Jeff Sessions, who is now Trump's attorney general nominee, called Obama "emperor" for his use of executive action on immigration. He has not commented on Trump's dozen presidential actions.

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/republicans-alarmed-over-obama-s-executive-orders-cheer-trump-s-n712231

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Hypocrites, the whole stinking bunch of them.

[Angry Dragon]

1. Hypocrites, the whole stinking bunch of them. ........... you said it all

[MFM008]

2. Thats the least of the bad words

i could call them.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. Absolute corruption / drunk with power: RepubliCons

[BainsBane]

4. Here's what I don't understand

The GOP controls both the House and Senate. Trump can work with congress to get what he wants done. Obama faced a congress that obstructed everything he proposed, so he turned to EOs as a way to get something done, but it never approached what congress could authorize.

Trump doesn't seem to understand how government works, that congress actually plays a role. Why not have the House introduce a bill for his bleeding wall, like the Constitution specifies for appropriations?

[BumRushDaShow]

6. To someone with a short attention span

it would take "too long" for Congress to legislate, so he is going to torpedo the idea of the tricameral government and do it himself.

[dhill926]

5. anyone surprised by this...

has not been paying attention the last 36 years...