How #Trump Used 10 #Emergency Declarations to Justify Hundreds of [otherwise #illegal] Actions

In his 7 months back in office, Trump has declared 9 #national emergencies, plus a “crime emergency” in #Washington. Those emergency declarations have been used to justify hundreds of actions—including #immigration measures, sweeping #tariffs & #energy #deregulation —that would typically require #congress approval or lengthy regulatory review….

#law#AbuseOfPower
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/08/22/us/politics/trump-emergency-immigration-tariffs-crime.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gE8.lpss.imNKsQXM0DTY&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

How #Trump Used 10 #Emergency Declarations to Justify Hundreds of [otherwise #illegal] Actions

In his 7 months back in office, Trump has declared 9 #national emergencies, plus a “crime emergency” in #Washington. Those emergency declarations have been used to justify hundreds of actions—including #immigration measures, sweeping #tariffs & #energy #deregulation —that would typically require #congress approval or lengthy regulatory review….

#law#AbuseOfPower
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/08/22/us/politics/trump-emergency-immigration-tariffs-crime.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gE8.lpss.imNKsQXM0DTY&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

This is a brave guy. I love that he just keeps saying "No" to them, keeping the windows and doors of his car closed, while filming their illegal actions and frustrating the crap out of them. 👍

Just resist all these fascists #ICE motherfuckers and give them hell.

(And a good job by the only real policeman on the scene. 👏 )

#FightFascism #illegal #kidnapping #deportations

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qy5vIMluKPE

This is a brave guy. I love that he just keeps saying "No" to them, keeping the windows and doors of his car closed, while filming their illegal actions and frustrating the crap out of them. 👍

Just resist all these fascists #ICE motherfuckers and give them hell.

(And a good job by the only real policeman on the scene. 👏 )

#FightFascism #illegal #kidnapping #deportations

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qy5vIMluKPE

The move is likely to be challenged in #court & has already been criticized [correctly characterized] as #illegal by #Democrats & #teachers’ #unions, who emphasized that the money had been appropriated by #Congress & was approved by #Trump in March as part of a broader #funding bill.

“This is lawless,” said Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers.

#law #policy #education #schools