Rich Lowry
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But that had succeeded in basically stopping border crossings. Now, here, they're going back to the 18th century, and there's nothing wrong with that necessarily, right? 18th century has a lot of good things, including the United States Constitution. But it also involves what we're talking about in the first segment, determination by the President of the United States, what national security is.
What's an invasion, whether we're at war? And here I do think they're pushing the envelope. Maybe they're banking on maybe they'll be right. The Supreme Court will ultimately just say, look, you're the chief executive, you're the president. You say it's an act of war, these gangs coming into the United States. We're not going to contradict you, but I'm not sure that's going to be the case.
What's an invasion, whether we're at war? And here I do think they're pushing the envelope. Maybe they're banking on maybe they'll be right. The Supreme Court will ultimately just say, look, you're the chief executive, you're the president. You say it's an act of war, these gangs coming into the United States. We're not going to contradict you, but I'm not sure that's going to be the case.
What's an invasion, whether we're at war? And here I do think they're pushing the envelope. Maybe they're banking on maybe they'll be right. The Supreme Court will ultimately just say, look, you're the chief executive, you're the president. You say it's an act of war, these gangs coming into the United States. We're not going to contradict you, but I'm not sure that's going to be the case.
And what the judge is asking here basically is just to freeze things in place. It wasn't like โ Judge Ali in one of those early USAID cases saying you've got to spend all this money, billions of dollars of money in 36 hours or whatever it was. It's just let's hold these people so at least I can hear the merits here. So on this one, I wouldn't have gone to war with him, but they have.
And what the judge is asking here basically is just to freeze things in place. It wasn't like โ Judge Ali in one of those early USAID cases saying you've got to spend all this money, billions of dollars of money in 36 hours or whatever it was. It's just let's hold these people so at least I can hear the merits here. So on this one, I wouldn't have gone to war with him, but they have.
And what the judge is asking here basically is just to freeze things in place. It wasn't like โ Judge Ali in one of those early USAID cases saying you've got to spend all this money, billions of dollars of money in 36 hours or whatever it was. It's just let's hold these people so at least I can hear the merits here. So on this one, I wouldn't have gone to war with him, but they have.
Yeah, well, in terms of politics, obviously, this is good for the Trump administration. All you need to know and all most people will know is they have limited time to focus on this is the president of the United States deported hideous gang members or alleged hideous gang members, most of whom probably are hideous gang members to El Salvador and a judge tried to stop them.
Yeah, well, in terms of politics, obviously, this is good for the Trump administration. All you need to know and all most people will know is they have limited time to focus on this is the president of the United States deported hideous gang members or alleged hideous gang members, most of whom probably are hideous gang members to El Salvador and a judge tried to stop them.
Yeah, well, in terms of politics, obviously, this is good for the Trump administration. All you need to know and all most people will know is they have limited time to focus on this is the president of the United States deported hideous gang members or alleged hideous gang members, most of whom probably are hideous gang members to El Salvador and a judge tried to stop them.
So they're with the Trump administration. By the way, the president of El Salvador is incredibly like, give me more of these guys, you know, no other foreign leader. I want your gang members, but the president's all sound. This is what I do. This is my core competency. So, look, I have not I have not followed this as closely as you and Charlie have. But it seems to come down to me.
So they're with the Trump administration. By the way, the president of El Salvador is incredibly like, give me more of these guys, you know, no other foreign leader. I want your gang members, but the president's all sound. This is what I do. This is my core competency. So, look, I have not I have not followed this as closely as you and Charlie have. But it seems to come down to me.
So they're with the Trump administration. By the way, the president of El Salvador is incredibly like, give me more of these guys, you know, no other foreign leader. I want your gang members, but the president's all sound. This is what I do. This is my core competency. So, look, I have not I have not followed this as closely as you and Charlie have. But it seems to come down to me.
Can the president just if there's any just the slightest colorable argument that something's an evasion or coercion, can he just say it and no one else can countermand him? Right. And in that case, he's going to win. This is beyond that. Right, but I don't think, is it an evasion the way we typically define an invasion? It doesn't have to be a full invasion.
Can the president just if there's any just the slightest colorable argument that something's an evasion or coercion, can he just say it and no one else can countermand him? Right. And in that case, he's going to win. This is beyond that. Right, but I don't think, is it an evasion the way we typically define an invasion? It doesn't have to be a full invasion.
Can the president just if there's any just the slightest colorable argument that something's an evasion or coercion, can he just say it and no one else can countermand him? Right. And in that case, he's going to win. This is beyond that. Right, but I don't think, is it an evasion the way we typically define an invasion? It doesn't have to be a full invasion.
Well, look, there are bad things that happen or terrible things or tragic things that aren't the product of an enemy action, right? Is Venezuela ordering these gang members to come into the United States to wage war against us?
Well, look, there are bad things that happen or terrible things or tragic things that aren't the product of an enemy action, right? Is Venezuela ordering these gang members to come into the United States to wage war against us?
Well, look, there are bad things that happen or terrible things or tragic things that aren't the product of an enemy action, right? Is Venezuela ordering these gang members to come into the United States to wage war against us?
Well, that's different than an invasion, right? That's not the Wehrmacht coming across the French.