President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Wednesday. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images/File

One of the more remarkable moments in the history of our system of checks and balances came after the 2024 election.

Despite President Donald Trump having been elected with less than a majority of the popular vote (49.8%), congressional Republicans spoke about his victory as a landslide for the ages. Some of them even argued that Congress should effectively give up its prerogatives and do whatever the all-conquering Trump told them to do .

“Whatever that is, we need to embrace it. All of it. Every single word,” Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas said last year. “If Donald Trump says jump three feet high and scratch your head, we al

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