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White House says judges balking at cost-cutting measures are provoking a 'constitutional crisis'

White House says judges balking at cost-cutting measures are provoking a 'constitutional crisis'

Associated Press
Feb 12, 2025
White House says judges balking at cost-cutting measures are provoking a 'constitutional crisis'

WASHINGTON — The White House says judges going against Trump's efforts to deal with waste and fraud in government are “judicial activists” whose decisions amount to a "constitutional crisis.”

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says "we believe these judges are acting as judicial activists rather than honest arbiters of the law." 

Trump’s moves in the first weeks of his second term to overhaul the federal government and fulfill his campaign promises have been met with more than 50 lawsuits, with judges blocking some of his administration's moves at least temporarily.

When asked if the White House believes the courts have the authority to issue nationwide injunctions to Trump's orders, Leavitt said the rulings “have no basis in the law” and “have no grounds." She said the White House would comply with the courts but believed the administration would “ultimately be vindicated.”

“This is part of a larger, concerted effort by Democrat activists, and nothing more than the continuation of the weaponization of justice against President Trump,” Leavitt said,

Leavitt made clear that Trump's team will also "seek every legal remedy to ultimately overturn these radical injunctions and ensure President Trump’s policies can be enacted,” she said.