Donald Trump’s New Executive Order Sparks Fierce Backlash: ‘Full-Blown Power Grab’
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Critics also slammed the move as “full-blown dictator stuff."
Donald Trump’s latest executive order raised serious red flags for critics on social media, who feared its effect on the rule of law and warned it could signal a constitutional crisis.
White House secretary Will Scharf announced Tuesday at a press conference alongside Trump at the president’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, that Trump was essentially bringing independent agencies under the control of the White House with increased supervision and therefore reestablishing “the long-standing norm that only the president or the attorney general can speak for the United States when stating an opinion as to what the law is.”
Legal experts and political opponents pushed back and argued it was an unconstitutional move by the Trump White House, especially given how several of Trump’s executive actions from his first weeks back in office are now facing legal challenges.
Critics called the order “a full-blown power grab wrapped in authoritarian cosplay” and a coup.
Former federal prosecutor Elizabeth de la Vega posted: “I’m sorry but this just makes me want to laugh hysterically.”
The "Zero Day" star and "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert let a haunting silence hang in the air for several seconds.
Alan Ritchson attended the same high school as the former Florida congressman, whom he called a “motherf**ker” in a new interview with GQ.
The two federal criminal cases against the president were dismissed following his November win.
Charles Spitzer-Stadtlander, who was fired while working on a defense program with the agency, said the public "needs to be concerned" over the firings.
It's all about "gaze aversion."
The president accused government employees of something he does all the time.
The Texas Democrat called out conservatives who "fail to realize" how the Trump administration is dragging them to the "find out phase."
Former punter Chris Kluwe spoke out against a MAGA reference on a city plaque.
President Donald Trump is throwing his support behind congressional efforts for a federal takeover of the nation’s capital.
President Donald Trump endorsed the House GOP budget, but has sent mixed signals about Medicaid.
The group allegedly broke into the homes of Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, among others.
The statement could help the Trump critics who've sued to stop job cuts and contract cancellations, on the grounds that Musk does not have authority to make those calls.
Mississippi judge Crystal Wise Martin ordered a newspaper to remove an editorial criticizing the mayor and city leaders after the officials sued.