Donald Trump and his allies say he has a mandate to overhaul the federal government after winning the popular vote.

But his victory was far from overwhelming.

How will Americans react if Trump carries out even some of his controversial plans?

Next.

This is Washington Week with the Atlantic.

Good evening and welcome to Washington Week.

No one knows for sure how Washington and America are going to change come January 20th,

but we do know that the Supreme Court's ruling earlier this year that grants president's broad immunity

makes Donald Trump among the most powerful and emboldened U.S.

presidents ever to take office. Change, radical change, perhaps, is coming. Tonight, I'll talk about

what to expect with three of Washington's most esteemed journalists. Dan Balls, the chief

correspondent at the Washington Post. Elizabeth Bue Miller is the Washington Bureau Chief at the New York Times. And Jonathan Carl is the chief Washington Post. Elizabeth Bue-Miller is the Washington Bureau Chief at the New York Times.

And Jonathan Carl is the chief Washington correspondent for ABC News

and the author of Tired of Winning, Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party.

Thank you all for joining me.

Elizabeth, first of all, congratulations.

Nine years as Washington Bureau chief. Nine plus. Nine plus.

Nine plus to be accurate. And you're stepping down as Bureau Chief to be a reporter again. That's great.

Are you going to run again for the office, you think? Before you're. I think I'm done.

No, like a Grover Cleveland slash Donald Trump.

You think you're done with the leadership role?

Well, congratulations.

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