The New York Times, For Trump, a Year of Reinventing the Presidency - Peter Baker (2017) - In what ways is Donald Trump reinventing the American presidency?

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[...] Besides, he does not care for traditional decorum and conventions, he seems to behave as he personally wants to. What is more, he has distinguished himself from all the other previous presidents by asserting a very strong power. As an example, he claimed that he has an "absolute right" to control the Justice Department by ordering it to open or close investigations. In the end, it is undeniable that Trump will be remembered as a unique president in the United States of Americas' history. [...]

[...] The New York Times, For Trump, a Year of Reinventing the Presidency - Peter Baker (2017) - In what ways is Donald Trump reinventing the American presidency? Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States of America on January Since then, he asserted himself as a strong character and many of his actions divert from more traditional presidential attitudes. Thus, in what ways is Donald Trump reinventing the American presidency? First, the most striking fact is that Trump never studies what his predecessors did or how they behaved: according to the New York Times, "he has spent much of his first year in office defying the conventions and norms established by the previous 44". [...]