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The 'Department' of Government Efficiency is not a federal department,
Massive litigation in response to the Trump orders is a sure thing—indeed, it has already started,
Plaintiffs and those they represent believe that the government should work for the American people and be transparent, efficient, and effective – and that the government can and should do better,
The 'shock and awe' orders and associated rhetoric will cost Trump in the court challenges ahead,
Bob Bauer, a former White House counsel to Barack Obama, and Jack Goldsmith, who served worked in the Justice Department during the Bush administration, wrote in their popular "Executive Functions" newsletter We're going to have to get it changed. We'll maybe have to go back to the people. But we have to end it. We're the only country that has it, you know,
Trump said in early December Denying citizenship to U.S.-born children is not only unconstitutional — it's also a reckless and ruthless repudiation of American values. Birthright citizenship is part of what makes the United States the strong and dynamic nation that it is. This order seeks to repeat one of the gravest errors in American history, by creating a permanent subclass of people born in the U.S. who are denied full rights as Americans,
Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, said in a statement On Day One of my new term in office, I will sign an executive order making clear to federal agencies that under the correct interpretation of the law, going forward, the future children of illegal immigrants will not receive automatic U.S. citizenship."
Trump said in a May 2023 campaign video On a prospective basis, the federal government will not recognize automatic birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens born in the United States,
a White House official told the press on Monday President Trump claimed to end birthright citizenship on the first day of his second term. Trump's executive order is unconstitutional, in direct conflict with the plain language of the 14th Amendment and over a century's worth of Supreme Court case law. It will be litigated immediately and its prospects of surviving those court fights are slim, even before a Supreme Court stacked with conservative justices and Trump appointees."
Attorney Thomas Wolf, the center's Director of Democracy Initiatives, wrote on its website It’s a desecration to our service and the sacrifices made to keep everyone safe,
said former officer Aquilino Gonell They said ‘let’s not put that paragraph in,’
Kicker ... Trump revealed on stage Everyone wants him out of Mar-a-Lago, out of D.C.,
one Republican strategist says In one light, it was all quite familiar,
he writes of Trump’s second inauguration speech There has been this misunderstanding about where Latinos are when it comes to border and border security,
I have an important announcement to make,
Colbert began his monologue President Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to save TikTok, and there's no better dealmaker than Donald Trump."
In January, Karoline Leavitt, the White House Press Secretary, told Newsweek Why would I want to get rid of TikTok?"
Our first day in the White House is not over yet! My Presidential Personnel Office is actively in the process of identifying and removing over a thousand Presidential Appointees from the previous Administration, who are not aligned with our vision to Make America Great Again,
No one has ever been as dangerous to this country as Donald Trump,
Milley said, according to a 2024 book by journalist Bob Woodward Let this serve as Official Notice of Dismissal for these 4 individuals, with many more, coming soon: Jose Andres from the President's Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition, Mark Milley from the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, Brian Hook from the Wilson Center for Scholars, and Keisha Lance Bottoms from the President's Export Council—YOU'RE FIRED
