Overview
- In a brief CBS interview on a factory floor, President Trump said his power is constrained by his "morality," which he described as a "very high grade" of morality.
- Pressed on constitutional and judicial checks, he said those "goes without saying" and added "we'll never get to" the courts or the Constitution because he seeks what he believes is best for the country.
- He referenced the U.S. operation in Venezuela, claiming no American losses and saying he dislikes seeing casualties on "the other side."
- The exchange builds on last week’s New York Times interview in which he said his "own morality" and "own mind" are the only checks and that he doesn’t "need international law."
- Author and radio host Bill Press criticized the wording in a Hill column, calling the reliance on Trump's personal morality as a check on power alarming.