He has done this through executive orders and emergency declarations that have shifted decision-making away from Congress and to the White House. The conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court have mostly sided with Trump, and the Republican-controlled Congress has done little to stand in his way. And unlike his first term, Trump has total control over his cabinet, which is packed with loyalists. “Donald Trump has wielded power with fewer restraints in the last 11 months than any president since Franklin Roosevelt,” said presidential historian Timothy Naftali. He also enjoyed significant public support for his efforts to tackle the Great Depression and faced a fractured Republican opposition.

Source: Huffington Post December 21, 2025 05:09 UTC