{"id":2403082,"date":"2025-02-15T17:16:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T22:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-quotes-napoleon-in-rationale-for-his-shake-up-of-federal-government-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-15T17:17:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T22:17:18","slug":"trump-quotes-napoleon-in-rationale-for-his-shake-up-of-federal-government-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-quotes-napoleon-in-rationale-for-his-shake-up-of-federal-government-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump quotes Napoleon in rationale for his shake-up of federal government &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-quotes-napoleon-in-rationale-for-his-shake-up-of-federal-government-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2403082&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President\u2064 Donald Trump recently claimed that \u200dhis executive actions and restructuring of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/better-than-expected-u-s-economy-added-638000-jobs-in-october-unemployment-dropped-to-6-9\/\" title=\"Better Than Expected: U.S. Economy Added 638,000 Jobs in October, Unemployment Dropped to 6.9%\">federal government<\/a> are constitutional.In a post on Truth Social, he quoted \u200cNapoleon Bonaparte, stating, &#8220;He who saves his Country does not violate any Law,&#8221; asserting that his efforts are legitimate. This statement comes as his administration faces\u2062 numerous lawsuits accusing it of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">executive overreach<\/a>. Trump has pursued notable cuts to the \u2062federal government\u2019s size and budget,\u200b and rolled \u2064out initiatives such as the Department \u200bof Government Efficiency, led by \u2063Elon Musk. The Supreme Court has favored Trump by granting him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mislead-dodge-or-circle-back-the-day-one-strategies-of-jen-psaki\/\" title=\"Mislead, Dodge, Or Circle Back: The \u2018Day One\u2019 Strategies Of Jen Psaki\">greater authority<\/a>, ruling \u2062that a president cannot be prosecuted for executing his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-sends-impeachment-threat-to-scotus-after-immunity-ruling-for-trump-assault-on-american-democracy\/\" title=\"AOC Sends Impeachment Threat to SCOTUS After Immunity Ruling for ... - &#039;Assault on American Democracy&#039;\">core constitutional powers<\/a>. Additionally, Vice President JD Vance echoed \u200cthis sentiment, noting that judges should \u200dnot have\u2064 the power to dictate how the president\u2063 utilizes his\u200d authority.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump quotes Napoleon in rationale for his shake-up of federal government<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1992368\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> suggested on Saturday that his slew of executive orders and restructuring of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/federal-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">federal government<\/a> are all within the bounds of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/constitution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Constitution<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In a Truth Social <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114009179225169296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"post\">post<\/a>, Trump said, &ldquo;He who saves his Country does not violate any Law.&rdquo;&nbsp;The post is a quote often attributed to French military leader Napoleon Bonaparte.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292730\/all-executive-orders-actions-trump-first-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FULL LIST OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS, ACTIONS, AND PROCLAMATIONS TRUMP HAS MADE AS PRESIDENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s post comes in the wake of his administration facing nearly 60 lawsuits alleging executive overreach.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since taking office, Trump has sought to slash the size and budget of the federal government, creating the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Department-of-Government-Efficiency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> headed by tech billionaire <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has since conducted mass layoffs, and neither Congress nor the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Supreme Court<\/a> has stepped in.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In <em>Trump v. United States<\/em>, the Supreme Court gave Trump greater leeway in his authority, ruling that &ldquo;the President may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers, and he is entitled to at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for his official acts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Vice President JD Vance said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-joe-rogan-tackle-forbidden-topic-of-election-fraud\/\" title=\"... And Joe Rogan Tackle \u2018Forbidden Topic\u2019 Of Election Fraud\">judges didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t have the authority to tell the president how to execute his power.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If a judge tried to command the attorney general in how to use her discretion as a prosecutor, that&rsquo;s also illegal,&rdquo; Vance <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/20250210050611\/https:\/\/x.com\/JDVance\/status\/1888607143030391287#selection-617.96-617.280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"posted \">posted <\/a>on X. &ldquo;Judges aren&rsquo;t allowed to control the executive&rsquo;s legitimate power.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1992368\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1992368\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump cites Napoleon to justify federal government changes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2403083,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25039058776747.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32857,40970,23389,3634],"class_list":["post-2403082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-federal-government","tag-napoleon","tag-shake-up","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25039058776747.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2403082"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2403086,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403082\/revisions\/2403086"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2403083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2403082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2403082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2403082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}