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Republican senator defies Trump's order to cancel Senate hearing
Power by Post, Governance by TheaterThe Hearings Aren’t the PointTrump canceled Jay Clayton’s DNI confirmation hearing with a Truth Social post, then tried to turn that post into a governing act. Senate Intelligence Chair Tom Cotton said the committee would move ahead unless Trump formally withdrew the nomination or ordered Clayton not to appear. The important detail is not the melodrama. It is that the president is using social media as if it were executive process, while the Senate is forced to remind him that official power still runs through actual institutions.Who Really Holds the…
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