Democrats Say They're 'Pulling the Fire Alarm' on Trump and Musk

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11. I found this interesting, media deer-in-the-headlights article this morning by NBC

Republicans take a back seat as Trump steamrolls Congress with flurry of unilateral moves

Feb. 3, 2025, 7:22 PM EST
By Scott Wong, Sahil Kapur and Ryan Nobles

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Lawmakers traditionally have heralded their oversight responsibilities and the power of the purse as points of pride in a city where there is a constant push and pull among the three branches of government. But in the second Trump administration, Republicans are so far largely deferring to Trump, who carries a huge level of influence among GOP primary voters.

Republicans, who control both chambers of Congress and previously railed against executive overreach by Democratic presidents, have sat on the sidelines as Trump carries out controversial — and sometimes legally questionable — executive actions and orders. Instead, they’re rooting Trump on as he upends Washington and tests America’s system of checks and balances.

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., told NBC News that Democratic presidents have also tried to “push the limits” of their power. “They’re going to see how far they can go,” Tillis said of the Trump administration. “I don’t begrudge them for doing it.”

But Tillis, who did not point to examples of Democratic presidents’ seeking to gut agencies by executive action, said it “would be helpful” if Trump sought congressional approval to refuse to spend money that’s legally required by Congress, like on USAID. “I think it’s legitimate; it’s just not going to last long-term if it doesn’t make sense,” said Tillis, who faces re-election next year.

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NONE of what he has done is "legitimate" and this mess falls SQUARELY on the GOP, NOT Democrats.

When Watergate happened, you had Republicans like Howard Baker who were WILLING to question what Nixon and his criminal cabal had done, where his now-famous quote lives on in infamy!

But this current crew? They are a bunch of criminals themselves.