Defying the Courts — Legal Incompetence or Authoritarian Drift?

Every democracy relies on one fundamental principle: no one, not even the president, is above the law. But in Trump’s second term, that principle is being tested like never before. Court rulings are treated as suggestions.

Defying the Courts — Legal Incompetence or Authoritarian Drift?

Every democracy relies on one fundamental principle: no one, not even the president, is above the law.

But in Trump’s second term, that principle is being tested like never before. Court rulings are treated as suggestions. Judges are insulted, not respected. And the rule of law — the very foundation of American governance — is bending under the weight of one man’s ego.

The question now isn’t whether the Trump administration is merely incompetent in its handling of legal authority — it’s whether this defiance marks something darker: a deliberate authoritarian drift.

Contempt as a Governing Strategy

Trump has never hidden his disdain for judicial oversight. During his first presidency, he called judges who ruled against him…