Donald Trump's unprecedented use of executive action is coming up against the American court system, with no signs of either side relenting.
On Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled that the president overextended his authority when he put in place his 'reciprocal' tariffs against dozens of trading partners. It temporarily halted their implementation.
By the end of Thursday, that decision was put on hold by an appellate court. But White House officials were coursing with rage throughout the day.
"America cannot function if President Trump, or any other president, for that matter, has their sensitive diplomatic or trade negotiations railroaded by activist judges," thundered press secretary Karoline Leavitt at her daily briefing.
"These judges are threatening to undermine the credibility of the United States on the world stage," she said, and went on to accuse them of "brazenly abus[ing] their judicial power to usurp the authority of President Trump."
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro would then lash out at The Independent's Andrew Feinberg over the administration labeling judges "activist" every time the president's team disagreed with a ruling.
But there's a simple reality at play here: Donald Trump is setting policy via executive order at a rate previously unheard of.
And that comes with consequences — as his predecessor, Joe Biden, learned.
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