Chuck Darwin<p>Donald Trump’s main targets for his second term are American <a href="https://c.im/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> and the American <a href="https://c.im/tags/constitutional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>constitutional</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/order" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>order</span></a>. </p><p>For Trump, the basics of American governance <br>— separation of powers, an independent civil service and the popular selection of elected officials <br>— are a direct obstacle to his desire to <a href="https://c.im/tags/protect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protect</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/himself" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>himself</span></a>, <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/enrich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enrich</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/himself" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>himself</span></a> and <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/extend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extend</span></a> his <a href="https://c.im/tags/personalized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>personalized</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/rule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rule</span></a> as far over the country as possible.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/15/opinion/columnists/trump-biden-rematch.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2024/03/15/opinion</span><span class="invisible">/columnists/trump-biden-rematch.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>