Trump’s in a presidential pickle as the Supreme Court finds a spine
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President Donald Trump is in a difficult situation as the third branch of the US government explains to the second branch that the first branch is important.
He may need a bigger distraction than bombing Iran. release Secret files on UFOs and aliens. He might have to bring out Marvin the Martian for the Oval Office meeting and place him on the “Peace Board.” (Perhaps it should be written as “I’m Tired of Peace” because Trump seems eager to attack Iran, and security guards protecting the Azerbaijani president on the panel were apparently present. beating protesters In front of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Washington.)
Friday was a landmark day in the Trump era. It was refreshing to finally see someone tell this grumpy man-child: “NOyou can’t do this!” And it was especially refreshing to see the Supreme Court, grappling with its own ethical crises and caving in to megalomaniacs in the White House, suddenly come into its own.
The highest court gave the Emperor of Chaos definitive instructions on why his tariffs were unconstitutional without the consent of Congress. The President responded as he always does when he doesn’t get what he wants: Regina George very convenient.
At a news conference Friday afternoon, where the lights were dimmed to be more flattering, Trump made it clear that he was “absolutely ashamed” of Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Justice Neil Gorsuch and the three brothers on the left who shut down their erratic, twisted — sometimes personally vindictive — tariff shenanigans.
Trump scolded liberals on the court, saying they were “an embarrassment to our nation” and conservatives who agreed with the majority view were merely “idiots and lapdogs for RINOs (Republicans in name only) and the radical left.” He complained that the majority did not have “the courage to do what is right for our country.” The man who expected loyalty chose Gorsuch and Barrett as his two picks, calling their decisions “an embarrassment to their family.”
As usual, Trump absurdly conflated what he wanted with what was best for the country. And, as always, he predicted the judges who blocked his tariffs, accusing them of being “unpatriotic and disloyal to our Constitution” and controlled by foreign interests. In fact, this criticism probably applies more to the president than to the Supreme Court justices who have put the brakes on Trump’s wild ride.
And Trump’s lapdogs were barking up the wrong tree. So far, Justices Roberts, Gorsuch and Barrett to have They became Trump’s lapdogs, helped overturn Roe, gave him immunity from nearly all official actions, weakened the Voting Rights Act, let DOGE get their dirty little hands private data and letting Elon Musk’s backpacking wolf pack destroy the federal workforce.
The Constitution is vague on many things, and that has allowed Trump to escape through wormholes and do things we thought he would be prohibited from doing — like tearing down the East Wing without consulting anyone and allowing foreign oligarchs to enrich him, his family, and his friends. But the Constitution is clear on tariffs: They are the purview of Congress.
Trump called tariffs “the most beautiful word in the dictionary to me.” And taking away his toy (even though he found another ruse to punish the countries) brought out his evil side. Following his unbalanced press conference, he published several long, unreasonable Truth Social posts.
As moderate Republicans breathed that they would no longer have to defend Trump’s variable tariff plan (essentially a tax on consumers), the president signed an executive order Friday night citing the Trade Act of 1974. imposing “Global 10% Tariff in All Countries.” (Saturday morning, in question (increasing it to 15 percent.) He had previously shouted at the press conference that he could not only destroy any country’s trade but also “destroy the country.”
“I have permission to destroy the country, but I can’t charge them a small fee,” he grumpily told reporters.
With Trump’s seizure of power, the court finally provided some accountability. Meanwhile, the terrifying wait for guilt to be determined in the Jeffrey Epstein case involving powerless young women continues. The only real justice so far in this horrific saga of evil, evil men from around the world is that a predatory woman is in prison.
Of course, former Victoria’s Secret boss Les Wexner, who gave Epstein power of attorney for his vast fortune. dethroned by the House Oversight Committee last week. But he played Mr. Magoo, saying that Epstein had “tricked” him. It was absolutely incredible. Clearly, Wexner was in love with Epstein and arranged for the monster to take over the private plane and private island that attracted many famous people into his web.
King Charles also gave us a rare sense of responsibility last week. British police did not prevent arrested His brother, the former Prince Andrew, allegedly passed confidential information to Epstein. It was pleasing to see the stunned, relaxed look on Andrew’s face as the police picked him up from his Norfolk mansion. But he is still evading accusations that he committed a sexual crime.
Trump veers wildly from his friendship with Epstein, acting as if he barely knows him, even though it’s clear he knows the greyhound. Mentions of Trump, Melania, Mar-a-Lago and other related words or phrases more than 38,000 times In the Epstein files.
And now, the president will also need to distract himself from the humiliation of being slapped by the conservative Supreme Court. No doubt he’ll spend the weekend rewriting his State of the Union address and thinking of worse jokes for leash-choking judges.
And who knows? We might even see Marvin the Martian appear at the Oval with a cookbook in hand. How to Provide Service to People?.
This article was first published on: New York Times.
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