In 2025, a sitting US president openly defying the courts is considered “low-key.”
It’s low key in the sense that Trump seems to have been prepared to disobey the order, but it never took effect. The order was “pay people what you owe them by Wednesday at 11:59pm,” and the Trump admin got an order from the Supreme Court pausing that requirement until further notice.
What’s notable is that Trump’s lawyer said “yes we know we have to comply with court orders but this one is literally impossible to comply with in time,” which is the type of position that makes a token gesture towards complying, while also showing that they weren’t going to comply in time.
Low key? There is no Low Key defying a court order. There’s only right out CONTEMPT, Trump should be in jail? Why should be alone be above the law?
“Official acts.”
Well, thanks to the supreme court, it’s all legal, right?
Only if it’s a power of the executive branch defined in the constitution. The SC interprets this, and they’ve already sided against him a few times.
They’re power hungry traitors, and power hungry traitors don’t take kindly to people trying to undermine their power.