Do you think Trump's administration has generally operated within the law while enacting the President’s wishes?

👍 Yes (37%) – "In general, the president is well within his right to appoint people to the Cabinet and make sweeping changes while in office. Just because it has never been done to this extent or people may not like what he’s doing doesn’t mean it isn’t legal. I’m curious to see if any of the legal opposition stands up in court - I don’t think it will."

• "American citizens need to put aside their hatred for the man and wait to see if his agenda benefits the country without interference. Be honest — DOGE has uncovered many wasteful projects funded by our tax dollars. Even Stevie Wonder could see that!"

"He is trying to put our country back on the right track. The liberal minority has been running this country into the ground for too long. It is just like trying to place rules on a child that has been left to run wild. Naturally the child is going to pitch a fit but in the long run it is what is best. The changes will not be without pain, but are good for the USA in the long run."

• "Nobody would even question the legality of these sweeping positive changes were it not for the character assassination of Trump dished out by the media and the deep state over the past five years. Like a bunch of junior high mean girls, they’ve created an unrealistic picture of the president because he does not cater to their self-serving purpose. Trump is making changes not just according to the law of the constitution but also to the spirit of the constitution. The government was created to serve us, the citizens, not us to serve a bulging amoebic bureaucracy."

👎 No (56%) – "America has a three branch government for a reason. Trump's actions have undermined and conflicted with clear and lawful acts of Congress (plus approved by each then President). That is outside of the Executive Branch's power which is to enact and execute the laws of the land. Trump has an obligation to execute and enforce these laws and if he has issues with them to bring them to Congress. To undermine these laws by decreasing headcount, freezing funding, and outright refusal to execute them is unlawful."

• "DOGE is not sanctioned by Congress. It's employees, including Musk, have not been vetted nor confirmed by Congress. They are trying to get at personal information (I think to feed Musk's AI data mining). They are harming our safety both domestically and internationally - through cuts to transportation, health departments, USAID, etc."

"Our country is not meant to be ruled by Executive Order. If these changes were legal, he would use the legal channels of legislating via Congress. Instead, he's throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing what he can get away with, while clogging up our already busy courts with unnecessary legislation (much like he does in his personal life)."

• "I am a public employee who works on federal grants. I am held to such a high standards with a code of ethics regarding conflicts of interest as well as access to data. To see what this administration has been able to do, without penalty, is so disturbing. It is against so many laws, including ethics violence and FERPA, not to mention some (like ending birthright citizenship) is against the constitution."

"When looking at the President's actions of the past 6 weeks, I honestly cannot blame solely him. Executive orders have been used more and more the past decade, to an almost outlandish degree. Are they within the law? Perhaps. Are they of the law? I would argue no. While most of his executive orders will get struck down in court (unless our government becomes truly corrupt), I still think his course of action is extremely dangerous, albeit precedented by previous presidential terms (his included). Perhaps I am more passionate about it because I disagree with most of his executive orders. That being said, creating entire government agencies with an executive order, especially when the GAO already exists, is a new development with terrifying potential. There has been a strong increase in executive power in the last 15 years, but it was not until the joint congressional address last night that I realized that some do not realize the negative implications of that. So, while it may be within the law, I believe strong usage of executive orders is inherently un-American and not of the law."

🤷 Unsure/other (7%) – "I haven't followed things closely enough. But it's not our job anyway to adjudicate the constitutionality of things. Any spend court decision I've ever looked at, things are always far more complex than I expect."