Obama’s Disappearing Ink

Shortly after his inauguration, President Donald Trump hastily arranged a press conference to take place in the Oval Office.  In front of the entire world, the new president signed the first in a series of executive orders reversing or curtailing executive orders issued by President Barack Obama on a variety of issues.   While Mr. Obama famously remarked that he did not need the cooperation of Congress and could unilaterally govern so long as he had a "pen and a phone," Mr. Trump's first offici

Shortly after his inauguration, President Donald Trump hastily arranged a press conference to take place in the Oval Office.  In front of the entire world, the new president signed the first in a series of executive orders reversing or curtailing executive orders issued by President Barack Obama on a variety of issues.   While Mr. Obama famously remarked that he did not need the cooperation of Congress and could unilaterally govern so long as he had a "pen and a phone," Mr. Trump's first offici…