Summary

Today I’m digging into the question behind the headlines: What does the President of the United States actually do? Beyond the big speeches and bigger headlines, what’s the real job description? We’ll look at the official powers, the practical limits, and whether someone like me — or maybe like you — could actually do it.

In This Episode, I Talk About

• What the Constitution actually says about presidential powers
  
  
• What the President can’t do (hint: it’s a lot)
  
  
• Why values matter more than slogans
  
  
• Whether a regular person could actually take on the role

Resources & Links

• Article II of the U.S. Constitution - https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/article-2/ 
  
  
• USA.gov – What the President Does - https://www.usa.gov/presidents 
  
  
• Brookings – What Presidents Can and Can’t Do - ““Do eroding presidential norms undermine constitutional principles?” - https://www.brookings.edu/articles/do-eroding-presidential-norms-undermine-constitutional-principles/ 

Listener Question

If you had to take over as President tomorrow, what’s the first thing you’d want to do — and the one thing you’d totally dread?

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