Hi, it's Diane. On my mind, Trump's dramatic first week in office. It's been 10 days since Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term as president.

Since then, he signed a flurry of executive orders, pardoned all January

6 defendants, pushed through controversial cabinet picks, and made moves to completely

reshape the federal workforce.

By most accounts, the Democratic response has been tepid.

Donald Trump is charting new ground for a president and essentially daring opponents come and get me.

That's Susan Glasser, staff writer before The New Yorker. She's also co-author of a book

about Donald Trump's first term in the White House. It's titled The Divider. I asked for her thoughts

on what we've seen from the new administration and what Democrats are doing in response.

Susan Glasser, you wrote a book about Trump's first term in the White House.

Tell me what you think about what is going on now.

Yeah, Diane, it's been a remarkable few days in the life of the country. I do think, you know, we're all

grasping for language to explain something that, you know, extraordinary somehow doesn't, doesn't capture the moment

fully. And I think that it's where Trump has spent four years and really eight years

musing on, you know, how to attack, and I use that word advisedly, attack the office of the presidency different

this time.

And, you know, it's rare in life, never mind in the American presidency that you get a do

over.

And of course, that's what's happening right now.

And so what you see is a very concerted, purposeful, not necessarily perfectly executed, but purposeful assault on,

you know, any institutions that might stand against Donald Trump.

Explain what happened on Monday. You and I are speaking on Wednesday morning.

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