Trump declares war on U.S. Supreme Court after deportation ruling
Donald Trump slams U.S. Supreme Court ruling protecting migrant due process, blasting justices and likening legal checks to threats against his mandate, in language echoing authoritarian leaders.
In a late-night post on Truth Social, Donald Trump unleashed a fiery denunciation of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling requiring legal proceedings before deporting undocumented migrants.
“The Supreme Court has just ruled that the worst murderers, drug dealers, gang members, and even those who are mentally insane… are not allowed to be forced out without going through a long, protracted, and expensive Legal Process… The Supreme Court of the United States is not allowing me to do what I was elected to do… This is a bad and dangerous day for America!”
— CREDIT: TRUTH SOCIAL/DONALD TRUMP —
The ruling, grounded in the Constitution’s due process guarantees, drew a 7–2 majority, with Justices Alito and Thomas dissenting.
Trump’s inflammatory language places a dangerous spotlight on the Supreme Court justices, effectively painting a target on those who oppose his agenda. In a charged political climate, such rhetoric risks inciting extremist action in defence of Trump.
More broadly, his refusal to accept institutional checks and repeated claims that legal procedures obstruct his mandate echo the tactics of authoritarian leaders. By casting the judiciary as a political enemy, Trump increasingly resembles figures in illiberal democracies who erode democratic norms to consolidate personal power.
GOING FURTHER:
Supreme court blocks Trump bid to resume deportations under 1798 law | THE GUARDIAN
Trump rages at Supreme Court over ruling that blocks Alien Enemies Act deportations: ‘Bad and dangerous day’ | THE INDEPENDENT
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