Kate Leinbaugh

It's clear that, you know, this is what Trump and others see as sort of the centerpiece of his presidency. He believes it's his best issue in the eyes of American voters. And they really do think that it's a winning issue for them. You know, playing the videos of these people who've been deported to that prison in El Salvador and really –

It's clear that, you know, this is what Trump and others see as sort of the centerpiece of his presidency. He believes it's his best issue in the eyes of American voters. And they really do think that it's a winning issue for them. You know, playing the videos of these people who've been deported to that prison in El Salvador and really –

doubling down on the message that the border has been closed. We see that some of Trump's highest ratings are on this issue of border crossings, which have decreased by an incredible amount. So it's always revealing sort of what he chooses to emphasize.

doubling down on the message that the border has been closed. We see that some of Trump's highest ratings are on this issue of border crossings, which have decreased by an incredible amount. So it's always revealing sort of what he chooses to emphasize.

doubling down on the message that the border has been closed. We see that some of Trump's highest ratings are on this issue of border crossings, which have decreased by an incredible amount. So it's always revealing sort of what he chooses to emphasize.

Well, and speaking of other branches of government, he's really challenged the judiciary, hasn't he?

Well, and speaking of other branches of government, he's really challenged the judiciary, hasn't he?

Well, and speaking of other branches of government, he's really challenged the judiciary, hasn't he?

Well, I think that obviously depends who you ask. Certainly, some Trump critics and scholars of authoritarianism point to things like these emergency declarations and say, look at other countries. This is how dictators act. They declare martial law, right? They say, because there's an emergency happening, I get to do whatever I want.

Well, I think that obviously depends who you ask. Certainly, some Trump critics and scholars of authoritarianism point to things like these emergency declarations and say, look at other countries. This is how dictators act. They declare martial law, right? They say, because there's an emergency happening, I get to do whatever I want.

Well, I think that obviously depends who you ask. Certainly, some Trump critics and scholars of authoritarianism point to things like these emergency declarations and say, look at other countries. This is how dictators act. They declare martial law, right? They say, because there's an emergency happening, I get to do whatever I want.

Obviously, I think the administration would take issue with that assessment. Aaron pointed to what a lot of people see as a red line, which is a defiance of a court ruling, particularly a Supreme Court ruling. And Trump has repeatedly said that this is not something he would do, that he respects the courts, that his administration is going to abide by the courts.

Obviously, I think the administration would take issue with that assessment. Aaron pointed to what a lot of people see as a red line, which is a defiance of a court ruling, particularly a Supreme Court ruling. And Trump has repeatedly said that this is not something he would do, that he respects the courts, that his administration is going to abide by the courts.

Obviously, I think the administration would take issue with that assessment. Aaron pointed to what a lot of people see as a red line, which is a defiance of a court ruling, particularly a Supreme Court ruling. And Trump has repeatedly said that this is not something he would do, that he respects the courts, that his administration is going to abide by the courts.

At the same time, you know, he did an interview this week with ABC News where he was asked about This man who the administration has acknowledged it mistakenly deported to El Salvador and courts have ordered the administration to bring him back. And the administration has basically said, well, we'd let him in if he came back, but we don't have any control over the Salvadoran government.

At the same time, you know, he did an interview this week with ABC News where he was asked about This man who the administration has acknowledged it mistakenly deported to El Salvador and courts have ordered the administration to bring him back. And the administration has basically said, well, we'd let him in if he came back, but we don't have any control over the Salvadoran government.

At the same time, you know, he did an interview this week with ABC News where he was asked about This man who the administration has acknowledged it mistakenly deported to El Salvador and courts have ordered the administration to bring him back. And the administration has basically said, well, we'd let him in if he came back, but we don't have any control over the Salvadoran government.

He was asked, couldn't you solve this in a phone call? Couldn't you call your friend who runs El Salvador and just tell him to send the guy back? And he said, yeah, I could, but I don't want to.

He was asked, couldn't you solve this in a phone call? Couldn't you call your friend who runs El Salvador and just tell him to send the guy back? And he said, yeah, I could, but I don't want to.

He was asked, couldn't you solve this in a phone call? Couldn't you call your friend who runs El Salvador and just tell him to send the guy back? And he said, yeah, I could, but I don't want to.