As Donald Trump considers another presidential run, liberal groups are working to limit his potential powers if elected again in 2024.
They are urging Biden’s White House to protect policies and make it harder for a future administration to undo them.
Michael Linden, a former executive associate director of the White House Office of Management and Budget under Biden, said, “My impression is the Biden administration is taking very seriously that potential threat and is trying to do things now.”
“Nobody should be under any illusion that there’s anything that this president can do in advance to prevent the next president from doing things that are very damaging, potentially catastrophically,” he continued.
“There isn’t any magic bullet,” added the former Biden official.
Kevin Munoz, a spokesman for Biden’s campaign, said, Trump “is already telegraphing plays straight out of the authoritarian playbook — gutting the civil service of people he deems disloyal and plotting revenge on his political enemies.”
“There’s one way of stopping Trump’s dangerous and un-American plans: reelecting President Biden,” added the spokesman.
Norm Eisen, former chief ethics counselor to President Barack Obama, said, “I understand the potential reluctance to signal any risk here as a political matter and that’s not an illegitimate consideration.”
He continued, “But there are countervailing considerations given the threat that we face.”
Heritage’s president, Kevin Roberts, said, “People will lose their jobs. Hopefully their lives are able to flourish in spite of that.”
“Buildings will be shut down. Hopefully they can be repurposed for private industry,” suggested the executive.
Ben Olinsky, senior vice president for structural reform and governance at the Center for American Progress’ Action Fund, said, “A lot of this about good governance.”
Adding, “If you believe in a functioning government, then you should want to use these tools to enshrine policy and make sure there’s continuity from one government to another, regardless of who you think might or might not be in the White House in a few years.”
Ideas include new federal rules restricting presidential authority over the civil service and military.
Meanwhile, conservative organizations are strategizing how a second Trump term could radically reshape agencies by firing large numbers of current employees.
There is debate over how many government workers can legally be removed and replaced.
Recent legislation and proposed personnel rules aim to slow such dramatic changes and preserve continuity between administrations.
Advocates on both sides view these bureaucratic rules and policies as important tools to shape governance for years to come.
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