The Smerconish Podcast

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Today's Poll Question: After President Trump leaves office, will presidential power go back to what it was before?

Today's Poll Question: After President Trump leaves office, will presidential power go back to what it was before?29 sep24 min

Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: After Donald Trump leaves office, will presidential power go back to what it was before?

Donald Trump’s expansive use of executive authority raises a question that could outlast his presidency: Will his successors surrender those powers—or use them for their own agendas? Michael sets up today's poll question in this podcast episode with a little preview of the latest YouTube episode of "Can We Agree?", featuring constitutional scholar John Yoo and political academic William Galston. They clash over presidential war powers, Congress’s role, constitutional guardrails, and whether Trump represents a historic break or the continuation of a decades-long expansion of executive authority. The bigger question: Once presidential power expands, can it ever truly contract? Listen here, and be sure to rate, review and share this podcast!