The institutional framework remains effective. Regardless of how frequently or from which direction Donald Trump tries to challenge and circumvent the limits on his authority, the system continues to resist, emphasizing that he is a president, not a monarch or a dictator.
Trump is unable to govern single-handedly, and as each day of his presidency passes, reminiscent of the soap opera phrase “like sands through the hourglass,” the system of checks and balances reclaims authority from him.
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Trump believed he could impose tariffs at his discretion without oversight, but the Supreme Court disagreed and intervened.
Even though Trump has not come to terms with the Supreme Court’s decision on tariffs, his administration substituted the specific tariffs with a 10% flat global tariff, only for a trade court to declare these new tariffs illegal as well.
Trump’s vision of an imperial presidency is disintegrating before his very eyes.
