A crush of domestic and global confrontations initiated by Donald Trump could be decided by this question: How much power does the president really have?
Imagery from Trump’s trip to the Persian Gulf this week built on three months of the White House’s aggressive flexing of often-questionable authority at home.
Purple carpets, fighter jet ******s and opulent state banquets laid on by monarchs and princes all fueled the chosen rationale of Trump’s second term — that he’s a president of exceptional, even unique power.
But if his presidency is to move beyond personality-cult stunts into genuine legislative achievements at home and fulfill his "peacemaker" promises abroad, kra32 cc Trump must show he can deploy power and political capital — not just pose as an omnipotent figure.