Source: Los Angeles Times
“The only relevant constitutional mandate Donald Trump enjoys is the mandate to be sworn in as president. Think about this way: Trump’s coalition together contains factions that disagree with one another on many things. Assume that self-described Republicans are Trump voters. According to the exit polls, about a third (29%) of voters who support legal abortion voted for Trump, while 91% of those who think it should be illegal voted for him. There are similar divides over support for Israel, mass deportation of immigrants and other issues. … whatever Trump believes his mandate is, at least some of the people who voted for him will have different ideas. Save for dealing with inflation and righting the economy, there’s very little that he can do that won’t result in some people saying, ‘This isn’t what I voted for.'” (11/12/24)
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-11-12/republicans-election-donald-trump