How Trump Will Rewrite the Constitution — and When
The midterms aren’t the deadline. They’re the distraction.
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Dear friends,
For most Americans, the phrase “constitutional crisis” conjures something overt: a president defying a court order, ignoring a subpoena, or threatening to jail political rivals. The Trump administration has offered all of that, and more.
In April 2025 alone, Trump has flatly refused to comply with a Supreme Court decision that blocked his administration’s effort to hand state governments the power to deport migrants, ignoring the ruling as if it were optional. His allies — like JD Vance and Stephen Miller — don’t just defend this posture, they mock the very idea that courts should hold any authority over the executive.
But what if this very defiance is meant to keep you watching? What if the legal fights, the public outbursts, the constitutional drama are all part of a political delaying tactic? A way to dominate the headlines while …
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