A Spirit of Vengeance in Trump’s First Week
The Political Scene Podcast“There is no distinction between his personal grievances and his policy aims,” Evan Osnos says.Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You ListenSign up to receive our twice-weekly News & Politics newsletter.The Washington Roundtable discusses President Trump’s first week in office, during which he broke a record for the most executive orders any modern-day President has signed on Day One. The President’s Inaugural Address and barrage of orders seemed driven by a sense of grievance, accrued in the course of four years out of office, four criminal prosecutions, and a deep desire for revenge. Will an apparatus of rage, taking form as vengeance, ultimately inhibit the government from performing its functions? Plus, the Roundtable discusses the Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde’s remarks at the interfaith prayer service, and the importance of speaking truth to power.This week’s reading:“Trump Is Already Drowning Us in Outrages,” by Susan B. Glasser“The Unchecked Authority of Trump’s Immigration Orders,” by Jonathan Blitzer“The Big Tech Takeover of American Politics,” by Jay Caspian Kang“Why Is the Mastermind of Trump’s Tariff Plan Still Sitting at Home in Florida?,” by Benjamin Wallace-Wells“How Much Power Does President Trump Have?,” by Jeannie Suk Gersen“Donald Trump Invents an Energy Emergency,” by Bill McKibben“What Trump 2.0 Means for Ukraine and the World,” by Isaac ChotinerTune in wherever you get your podcasts.
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The Washington Roundtable discusses President Trump’s first week in office, during which he broke a record for the most executive orders any modern-day President has signed on Day One. The President’s Inaugural Address and barrage of orders seemed driven by a sense of grievance, accrued in the course of four years out of office, four criminal prosecutions, and a deep desire for revenge. Will an apparatus of rage, taking form as vengeance, ultimately inhibit the government from performing its functions? Plus, the Roundtable discusses the Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde’s remarks at the interfaith prayer service, and the importance of speaking truth to power.
This week’s reading:
- “Trump Is Already Drowning Us in Outrages,” by Susan B. Glasser
- “The Unchecked Authority of Trump’s Immigration Orders,” by Jonathan Blitzer
- “The Big Tech Takeover of American Politics,” by Jay Caspian Kang
- “Why Is the Mastermind of Trump’s Tariff Plan Still Sitting at Home in Florida?,” by Benjamin Wallace-Wells
- “How Much Power Does President Trump Have?,” by Jeannie Suk Gersen
- “Donald Trump Invents an Energy Emergency,” by Bill McKibben
- “What Trump 2.0 Means for Ukraine and the World,” by Isaac Chotiner
Tune in wherever you get your podcasts.
