Michigan Republican Justin Amash a founder of the House Liberty Caucus voiced his concern that Donald Trump might not even have a rudimentary understanding of a President’s role under the constitution or the separation of powers in our form of government.
BY SCOTT WONG
“He seems to believe that government works like a business and he is the CEO of the business, and that is not how it works,” Amash said in an interview with The Hill on Friday. “We have separate branches, checks and balances, federalism.
“I don’t think it’s out of any bad intention. I think he just views the job in a sort of ‘extra-constitutional’ way, outside of the Constitution,” Amash added. “I don’t think our framework in this country really comes into play when he’s thinking about how the job should operate.”
“Do you think Trump has read the Constitution?” a reporter asked.
“I don’t know,” Amash replied.