On the domestic front, #Trump suggested that #judges only have #power to restrict his domestic policy agenda — from the deployment of the #NationalGuard to the imposition of #tariffs — “under certain circumstances.”

But he was already considering workarounds. He raised the possibility that if his tariffs issued under emergency authorities were struck down by #SCOTUS, he could repackage them as licensing fees.

#law #judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #ChecksAndBalances #MartialLaw #autocracy

… #Trump seemed unconcerned that the last major #NuclearArms control agreement with #Russia was set to expire in 4 weeks, leaving the world’s 2 largest #nuclear powers free to expand their arsenals without limit, for the first time in half a century.
“If it expires, it expires,” he said. “We’ll just do a better agreement,” he added, insisting that #China, which has the fastest-growing #arsenal in the world, should be incorporated in any future agreement.

#geopolitics #idiocracy #InternationalLaw