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The Supreme Court is Weighing a Case to Decide if Donald Trump is 'Actually' the President of the United States

"SCOTUS... would restore presidential authority over the executive branch... This can’t happen a moment too soon."

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Kyle Becker
Dec 08, 2025
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The Washington Establishment is bracing for one of the most sweeping shifts in executive power in nearly a century. And it all hinges on a Supreme Court case over an arcane, unconstitutional loophole that bureaucrats have been invoking to shield themselves from accountability.

On Monday, the Supreme Court signaled that it may be ready to strike down this 90-year-old precedent that insulated the leaders of “independent agencies” from presidential removal.

This is a crucial test to decide if Donald J. Trump is actually the President of the United States, and is in charge of his own administration.

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