Trump centralizes power, consolidates control over his second-term agenda

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President Donald Trump has centralized power in the White House to a far greater extent than during his first administration as he seeks to enact his sweeping agenda.

While Trump occasionally surprised Cabinet secretaries by making policy announcements on social media during his first administration, officials tell the Washington Examiner they had more freedom regarding their department or agency’s respective agendas.

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