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Executive Office of the President
Governs United States
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Who sits on it
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President of the United States
Elected every 4 years
Donald J. Trump
President of the United States Republican · since January 2025
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Vice President of the United States
Elected every 4 years
JD Vance
Republican · since January 2025
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Sources for who sits on it
- President of the United States archives.gov · checked
- Donald J. Trump as President of the United States whitehouse.gov · checked
- Vice President of the United States archives.gov · checked
- JD Vance as Vice President of the United States whitehouse.gov · checked
What it can do
- Executive power
The executive power is vested in the President, who takes care that the laws are faithfully executed (Article II, Sections 1 and 3).
- Commander in chief and treaties
The President is commander in chief and makes treaties with the Senate (Article II, Section 2).
- Appoint officers and judges
The President nominates, and with Senate consent appoints, ambassadors, judges and officers of the United States (Article II, Section 2, clause 2).
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Sources for what it can do
- Executive power constitution.congress.gov · checked
- Commander in chief and treaties constitution.congress.gov · checked
- Appoint officers and judges constitution.congress.gov · checked
Sources
- archives.gov · checked Article II: executive power vested in the President; the Vice President is elected with the President For: Executive Office of the President
- constitution.congress.gov · checked Constitution of the United States, read 2026-10-12: article cited in the power text. For: Executive power, Commander in chief and treaties, Appoint officers and judges
- archives.gov · checked Article II, section 1; 12th, 20th and 22nd Amendments For: President of the United States
- archives.gov · checked Article II, section 1; 12th Amendment; also President of the Senate (Article I, section 3) For: Vice President of the United States
- whitehouse.gov · checked 47th President; took office at noon on 20 January 2025 (20th Amendment, section 1) For: Donald J. Trump as President of the United States
- whitehouse.gov · checked Vice President; took office at noon on 20 January 2025 (20th Amendment, section 1) For: JD Vance as Vice President of the United States
- uscode.house.gov · checked 3 U.S.C. 1: electors are appointed on election day, the Tuesday after the first Monday in November of every fourth year after 1788 (7 November 2028) For: General election, November 7, 2028
- uscode.house.gov · checked 3 U.S.C. 1: presidential election day 7 November 2028; the Vice President is elected on the same ticket For: General election, November 7, 2028