Donald Trump has overturned a 1965 executive order signed by Lyndon B Johnson requiring federal contractors — private businesses paid with taxpayer dollars — to enforce rules against segregation in their workplaces. This conflicts with federal and state anti-discrimination laws, including the Civil Rights Act.
Meanwhile, the president said his administration will not openly defy court orders, despite top aides saying they do not care about judges’ decisions, amid a slew of rulings across the country against deportations and federal firings.
Speaking to Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Tuesday, the president insisted his team would not flout court orders from judges trying to rein in his attempts to flout the law. He called them “very bad” for impinging on his powers despite earlier being rebuked by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts for calling for the impeachment of a judge.
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The White House joins Truth Social
The @WhiteHouse account started posting on President Donald Trump’s social media platform Tuesday with a video depicting Trump with all the trappings of the presidency, complemented by images of a soaring bald eagle and a message: “The Golden Age of America has arrived on Truth Social! The White House is proud to be here—direct, unfiltered, and for The People.”
Truth Social is the media network Trump created when he was banned from X, then known as Twitter, following the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol by his supporters.
It is his preferred method of announcing news.
The Big Question: What happens if Trump continues to defy court orders?
President Donald Trump and his allies are in the middle of a weeks-long attempt to undermine the judges overseeing an avalanche of lawsuits against them. Judges who rule against him have been cast as corrupt, impeachable or criminal, and the president is incredulous that any federal judge could strike down a command from the executive branch as unconstitutional.
Alex Woodward looks at what might happen next...
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