He has decided that he can make any order, violate any law and that it is a legitimate exercise of executive power — unless someone stops him.
That is what he learned as a Constitutional law professor.
It's what Patrick Henry warned us might happen (although he was talking about the Congress as proposed:
"Show me that age and country where the rights and liberties of the people were placed on the sole chance of their rulers being good men, without a consequent loss of liberty! I say that the loss of that dearest privilege has ever followed, with absolute certainty, every such mad attempt.
I suspect that the soon-to-be RINO-controlled Congress wants it to remain a secret that Congress can repeal executive orders. Congresss power to do so is evidenced by a clipping recently posted by 11th_VA which is shown below.
Im not sure how repealing a constitutionally indefensible executive order works. Maybe Congress makes a bill to repeal the E.O., and then when the president vetoes it Congress overturns the veto with 2/3 vote of each House. Insights welcome.
Also, maybe RINO-controlled Congress can overturn E.O.s that promoted the constitutionally unprotected gay agenda and likewise constitutionally indefensible federal land grabs, coal mining restrictions, EPA regulations, water rights issues, etc..
More than a few talking heads agree with him even a few on FOX.