During the campaign, Mr. Trump railed against Mr. Obama’s use of executive authority to sidestep an uncooperative Congress on issues like immigration and health care. After his victory, Mr. Trump vowed to use those same powers to quickly reverse the country’s ideological course. Advocates for undocumented workers are anxiously waiting to see what Mr. Trump will do. But on the border wall and other promises, Mr. Trump now faces the challenge of translating slogans into action. Since many of Mr. Obama’s achievements were put in place with executive action, Mr. Trump can reverse them, at least over time, the same way.

Source: New York Times January 21, 2017 17:45 UTC