EA on BBC: Can Trump Take “Total Power” Over Coronavirus?

Posted by Scott Lucas | Apr 15, 2020 | 0

Donald Trump chides a journalist during a White House briefing on Coronavirus, April 13, 2020

I joined the BBC World Service’s Razia Iqbal on Tuesday to explain why Donald Trump went on his “total authority” rant over Coronavirus, and why it’s a false proclamation under the US Constitution.

I put Trump’s latest outburst in the context of his animosity towards State Governors, who have filled the void as the Administration has failed to take action, and his priority on “re-opening” the economy in defiance of medical and public health advisors.

Listen to Discussion from 35:21

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Scott Lucas

Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView.He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and international relations, especially the Middle East and Iran. Formerly he worked as a journalist in the US, writing for newspapers including the Guardian and The Independent and was an essayist for The New Statesman before he founded EA WorldView in November 2008.