Biden's Views on Presidential War Powers Have Evolved Over Time
- As president, Biden now believes he can direct limited military action without congressional approval, though as a senator he had a more restrictive view.
- In a survey on executive power, Biden declined to curtail emergency presidential powers but expressed openness to working with Congress.
- Most Republican candidates including Trump did not participate in the survey on presidential war powers and executive authority.
- Candidates who did the survey agreed a president cannot pardon themselves, though Trump had claimed he could.
- Biden's perspective shifted from his time as a senator to his presidency, showing an evolving view of executive war powers.