Russ Vought Claims Trump Governs By Asking 'What Would The Founders Have Thought?'

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OMB Director Russell Vought claims that the Trump administration's guiding philosophy when it comes to governing is "what would the Founders have thought?": "How would the Founders have actually operated given the facts that we are given, given the situation?"