Donald Trump is a fool who thinks he’s a king. His outrageous executive actions, starting with allowing Elon Musk full access to the entire federal government, continue to violate the law and our civil rights. We need to rein in Trump — and any other future president — with clear, common sense regulations on executive power.

This isn’t a partisan issue — no president should have the authority to create tariffs via a social media post or allow their cronies into sensitive federal databases. And while Trump turns the federal government into his personal retribution vehicle, the Supreme Court has turned a blind eye. 

We need basic restrictions on federal overreach by Trump to limit his ability to act without Congress and force him to abide by our laws. We also need to give individuals, states, and municipalities more legal recourse when Trump or one of his cronies overreaches. Legal action may not be the only way we fight back, but it can be a useful tool in slowing the damage Trump is doing to our communities.

In Congress, I’ll fight to rein in Trump’s explosion of power by passing sensible, often bipartisan legislation:

• Reversing the Supreme Court Decision on Unlimited Presidential Immunity: We don’t do kings in this country. Passing the No Kings Act would make it clear that presidents do not have immunity for criminal actions.

• Stopping Trump from Illegally Withholding Funds: Trump and Elon Musk have repeatedly violated the law by cutting congressionally-authorized funds. Let’s pass the Protecting Our Constitution and Communities Act to create a right of action for individuals, states, and local jurisdictions harmed by the administration’s illegal cuts — and to hold people like Musk accountable.

• Reestablishing Congress's authority to stop unilateral tariffs: Trump’s tariff tweets have thrown the global economy into chaos, driving up prices and killing job growth. There’s bipartisan legislation pending right now that would place limits on the president’s power to impose tariffs without the approval of Congress. This is basic separation of powers.

• Stopping DOGE from Accessing Sensitive Personal Information: The idea that Elon Musk and a bunch of twenty-something sycophants could access any federal data is not only absurdly corrupt, it’s dangerous. Let’s give people the power to sue officials for misuse of their data or improperly accessing federal systems.

• Banning Federal Government Contracts for Special Government Employees: Members of Congress and many others in the federal government are banned from receiving government contracts. There’s no reason this should apply to a “special government employee” who could benefit from contracts they themselves are overseeing. Let’s pass the Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy (ELON MUSK) Act.

• Reining in Trump’s Deportation Forces: Trump is deporting U.S. citizens and others without a legal right to do so, violating court orders and denying people access to the legal system before whisking them away to foreign prisons. We should ban any President from violating anyone in America’s constitutional rights.