Trump Thumping
In the middle of a storm, it can be hard to tell when the winds have shifted. But if we can take in a wider view, that change can become clearer.
I’m writing for The Big Picture substack today about how the courts have markedly shifted. Judges across the country now largely take a skeptical, even cynical, view of the Trump White House and the politicized Justice Department.
And that is showing up in some quite remarkable and unprecedented ways. Together, they are beginning to hamstring the regime precisely where it may matter most to Trump.
The would-be king, of course, thinks the Supreme Court is his ace in the hole. But even a compliant majority of justices can only do so much given the huge numbers of adverse lower court decisions. And lately, even the radical majority hasn’t been completely on his side.
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For Big Picture subscribers, look for my piece on the courts’ Trump Thumping in your inboxes later today, and I’ll see you all back here tomorrow.
Jay
I do my best to listen to your posts through the big picture because I think your analyses are excellent. I remain a free subscriber to the big picture in part because I find the perks for paid subscribers kind of annoying and elitist. I pay for other Substack writers as they pretty much treat paid and free the same which feels egalitarian to me. Not everyone can pay. I appreciate you, Jay Kuo and I am one of your paid subscribers.
Well, the South Korean government presented our "would-be king" with his own blingy crown, so he's almost here!