>He may not be making a ton of concrete progress towards consolidating power, but he makes it very clear that he sees himself as having far more power than he a

>He may not be making a ton of concrete progress towards consolidating power, but he makes it very clear that he sees himself as having far more power than he actually does, and often gets frustrated when he isn't able to accomplish what he wants. The problem is that this describes most Presidents, especially the last 5. Obama ordered assassinations of Americans overseas without trial, had two intelligence heads perjure themselves before Congress with no consequences and re categorized every male over 15 as an enemy combatant. Bush went to war unilaterally and had people perjure themselves before Congress with no consequences. Clinton bombed other countries and manipulated his personal political power better than anyone in 60 years. Reagan destabilized a dozen countries without congressional approval. Every one of them went far beyond their stated powers and made it clear they they saw themselves as having every right to do so.