Lawmakers Introduce Resolution to Reject Trump’s Claim He Has ‘Total’ Authority
A few lawmakers in the House of Representatives are pushing to make it official that President Donald Trump does not have as much control of the country as he would like to think. Reps. Justin Amash (I-Mich.), Dean…
A few lawmakers in the House of Representatives are pushing to make it official that President Donald Trump does not have as much control of the country as he would like to think.
Reps. Justin Amash (I-Mich.), Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), and Tom Malinowski, (D-N.J.) penned a one-sentence resolution to refute Trump’s claim his authority is “total” as president.
Malinowski wrote in a tweet about introducing the resolution.
“I introduced this one-sentence House resolution this morning, with and ,” Malinowski tweeted. “We can only pass things with unanimous consent these days, so I’m curious if anyone will object.”
The one-sentence resolution reads, “Resolved, That the House of Representatives affirms that when someone is the president of the United States, their authority is not total.”
The resolution comes shortly after Trump clashed with reporters over his assertion he has full power to lift coronavirus restrictions as opposed to the states having the authority, as IJR previously reported.
Trump received backlash, including New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) and former Vice President Joe Biden (D). Fox News personality Judge