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Trump tells courts to pound sand, and takes a hostage [1]
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Date: 2025-03-21
From The Daily Beast (emphasis added)
The Trump administration has threatened to shut down the Social Security Administration (SSA) over a court ruling that blocks Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing the personal data of millions of Americans. President Donald Trump’s interim Social Security chief, Lee Dudek—who has been working closely with DOGE—warned that the SSA could be forced to cease operations if Musk’s team continues to be denied access to the information. “My anti-fraud team would be DOGE affiliates. My IT staff would be DOGE affiliates,” Dudek said in remarks published by Bloomberg . “As it stands, I will follow [the judge’s order] exactly and terminate access by all SSA employees to our IT systems.” He said that he planned to request an immediate clarification from the judge. “Really, I want to turn it off and let the courts figure out how they want to run a federal agency,” he added.
Holy Shit, Batman! This is about as clear as it gets. Courts have no power over the administration. If they try to exert any, he will throw a tantrum, take his ball and go home, like any 2 year old spoiled brat. Never mind the damage it will cause to millions of people.
Do you really think he would be doing this if he were at all afraid of payback in the midterms? He doesn't care about public pain or public opinion because he is never leaving office, and never ceding any power to a court or congress again.
All that is left is to a) enable like the republican party, b) surrender like Schumer or c) be steamrolled like the courts.
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