Views & Opinions: Trump won the election. Now he’s losing it.

View Online  Views & Opinions Views & Opinions One Key Op-ed  Mandate mirage? Donald Trump won a mandate on Nov. 5, writes Catholic University professor emeritus John Kenneth White. Now he seems determined to overstep it.    (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) Voters hired Trump to do three things, says White: "put more money into their pockets; lower prices for gas, groceries and rent and restore order at the southern border."   They don't want the president-elect to gut the Justice Dept., abolish the FBI and Dept. of Education or pardon the Jan. 6 rioters.   But that's exactly what Trump and some of his appointees want to do.     White cites Bill Clinton and George W. Bush as examples of recent presidents who overreached their mandates and says there is something about the presidency "that causes its victors to overreach beyond what the voters want."   Trump will be no different, he concludes. "Having won a hard-fought victory, Trump is quickly squandering it."   Read the op-ed at TheHill.com. Welcome to The Hill's Views & Opinions newsletter, it's Tuesday, Nov. 26. I'm Daniel Allott, bringing together a collection of key opinion pieces published from a wide range of voices. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here. Other Points of View  Op-eds exploring key issues affecting the U.S. and world: Democrats need less identity politics, more practical economics By Harry Holzer, LaFarge Professor of Public Policy at Georgetown University Democrats must return to their economic roots and focus on helping the working and middle classes thrive in America. But these roots must grow in a different economic climate from that of the 20th century.  Read Here The Trump effect: Latin America's dictatorships are in panic By Arturo McFields, former ambassador to the OAS  The opposition leaders of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela have already begun to approach the Trump administration. They are convinced that perhaps this is the last chance to get rid of the dictatorships and restore democracy. The time is right, and so is the leadership.  Read Here A planet in crisis: How can we solve our plastics problem?  By William Becker, executive director of the Presidential Climate Action Project Plastic waste has invaded the bodies of virtually every breathing lifeform on the planet. The jury is still out on whether the international community will solve it.  Read Here How well does Donald Trump understand Elon Musk? By Eliot Wilson, former senior official in the U.K. House of Commons Predicting Trump's behavior is a fool's errand. What seems certain is that the current equilibrium with Musk will not long endure. It is possible that Musk's skills — he is innovative, energetic and iconoclastic, but impulsive and inconsistent — will be harnessed for a transformative administration. A safer bet would be a bitter and messy parting of the ways.  Read Here Quick Takes  Opinions related to pivotal issues and figures in the news: Why is RFK Jr. under attack for questioning a broken system?  Republicans pounce!' Bathroom battle falls prey to the media's dumbest cliche Congress's Jan. 6 investigation looks less and less credible Russell Vought is just the man to implement Trump's autocratic vision   You're all caught up. See you next time!  Views expressed by contributors are theirs and not the opinion of The Hill. Interested in submitting an op-ed? Click here.  Check out The Hill's Opinion section online for the latest and take a moment to view our other topical products 📩 Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  400 N Capitol Street NW Suite 650, Washington, DC 20001 Copyright © 1998 - 2024 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.

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