There’s A Theme Here

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— George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway3d) August 22, 2025

They can’t say that quiet part out loud. Mockery, as has been pointed out, is Trump’s kryptonite. It takes away the superpowers everyone attributes to him.

Alina Habba says the federal judges should "just be doing their job -- respecting the president" pic.twitter.com/tYgkxmZ6vr

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 22, 2025

Comer on Biden: "President Trump can declare those pardons and executive orders null and void and I think that would stand up in a court of law." pic.twitter.com/ZdBsXjN6dS

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 22, 2025

Bondi: So those letters we sent, we are going to start looking at your funding, we are going to sue them if they are not in compliance, and they have to comply, they cannot harbor criminals like California has done… pic.twitter.com/Eq8vaTiRuz

— Acyn (@Acyn) August 22, 2025

Alina Habba is out as USAG in New Jersey. The courts have spoken.

Comer thinks Trump can undo even the pardons Biden issued; if the courts let him.

Bondi is going to withhold funding from states she deems insufficiently supportive of Trump’s immigration policy. By suing them in court to force compliance, or get that authority from the court if they don’t comply.

I’m old enough to remember when Trump was going to bypass the courts and rule with his absolute unitary executive authority.

TL;DR: 5 justices say Trump doesn't have to immediately restore the funding, but 5 *also* signal that the underlying directives are unlawful.

That sends a fairly strong (if mixed) message that Trump will lose these cases *eventually,* but only once they're brought in the Court of Federal Claims.

I’m not praising that decision; but I don’t expect Trump will ignore it and do what he la-de-da wants.

And the appeals court decision in his power to unilaterally impose tariffs is waiting in the wings. That one is not likely to give him what he wants, either. Wonder what he’ll do about that? 🤔