Trump says his own 'morality' is the only check on his power — and critics are alarmed

A buried exchange in Donald Trump’s sprawling New York Times interview is now setting off alarm bells after the president declared that the only thing restraining his power on the world stage is his own “morality.” Writing in The Hill, Bill Press said the remark initially sounded so absurd he assumed Trump meant “mortality,” not morality — before realizing the president likely meant exactly what he said. Trump also brushed off international law as irrelevant, insisting he didn’t “need” it, a combination Press warned paints a chilling picture of unchecked authority resting solely on a man whose record, critics argue, offers little evidence of moral restraint.

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