The Imperial Presidency: A Fareed Zakaria Special

In his second term, President Donald Trump has pushed the boundaries of presidential authority—defying Congress, ignoring the courts, denying due process, attacking free speech, prosecuting political opponents, launching a war unilaterally, and deploying troops domestically. Yet Trump is hardly the first president to wield power that has been considered to be beyond his authority. Rather, he represents the culmination of a long, steady expansion of executive power.

The Imperial Presidency: A Fareed Zakaria Special explores how, over decades, presidential authority has steadily stretched beyond the limits envisioned by the Founders—evolving into a system increasingly vulnerable to abuse and capable of enabling an unscrupulous leader to edge toward autocracy.

Premieres on (BKKT) Monday, 27 April at 07:00.