NYTimes.com: The Mind-Boggling Intrusiveness of Donald J. Trump

The Mind-Boggling Intrusiveness of Donald J. Trump

The president is driving the tentacles of the federal government deep into the nation’s economy, culture and legal system.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/opinion/trump-intrusion-lincoln-roosevelt.html?smid=em-share

Thomas B. Edsall

By Thomas B. Edsall

Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C., on politics, demographics and inequality.

“The Trump administration ranks among the most intrusive in American history, driving the tentacles of the federal government deep into the nation’s economy, culture and legal system.”