In a stunning display of judicial activism that would make even the most radical leftist blush, Democrat-appointed judges across the country are wielding their gavels like partisan weapons, desperately trying to block President Trump's America First agenda at every turn. It's a coordinated assault on executive authority that makes a mockery of our judicial system, with left-wing groups engaging in shameless judge shopping to find sympathetic activists in black robes who will rubber-stamp their political objectives.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt didn't mince words when addressing this judicial overreach. "We have judges who are acting as partisan activists from the bench," she declared, highlighting how these unelected judges are attempting to dictate policy to the duly elected President of the United States. Leavitt's forthright assessment exposes the left's desperate strategy to undermine the will of tens of millions of Americans who voted for Trump's agenda.
Karoline Leavitt just exposed the judges.
— George (@BehizyTweets) March 19, 2025
"We have judges who are acting as partisan activists from the bench. They are trying to dictate policy from the POTUS. They are trying to clearly slow walk this administration's agenda."pic.twitter.com/YQKgLQBVz5
The pattern is unmistakable. Whether it's trying to block the deportation of Venezuelan illegal immigrant gang members or attempting to force transgender ideology into our military, these activist judges are following the Democrat playbook to perfection. They're not interpreting the law; they're legislating from the bench.
But Senator Josh Hawley has had enough. He's proposing legislation to put an end to this judicial circus, pointing out that district courts have issued an unprecedented number of national injunctions against the Trump administration.
District Court judges have issued RECORD numbers of national injunctions against the Trump administration - a dramatic abuse of judicial authority. I will introduce legislation to stop this abuse for good
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) March 20, 2025
"Either the Supreme Court needs to intervene and make clear there's only one court that can issue rules for the whole country, that's the Supreme Court, that's why we only have one of them," Hawley stated during an appearance on Charlie Kirk's podcast. “And or, if they won't do that, Congress needs to legislate and make clear that district courts do not have the ability to issue these kinds of injunctions.”
Sen. Josh Hawley SLAMS local district court judges issuing national injunctions on the Trump admin, calls for SCOTUS or Congress to intervene:
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) March 19, 2025
"These are district courts, local federal courts, that are saying, 'I'm not just going to issue an order that says what the executive… https://t.co/e1lzI3cSP5 pic.twitter.com/0KzcpkkxnW
The left's strategy is transparent. They are in the minority in Congress, which gives them limited power to stop Trump’s agenda. So, they're turning to friendly judges to do their dirty work. It's a desperate move that shows just how far they'll go to obstruct Trump's promise to put America first.
Of course, their strategy can backfire on them. As they push these endless, broad judicial injunctions now, they're setting a precedent that could severely hamper future Democratic presidents. It’s basically like when they abused the filibuster, calling it an important check on the majority party in the Senate, only to nuke it after Republicans used the same tactic when they were in the minority again.
The solution is clear: either the Supreme Court needs to step in and reassert its unique authority to issue nationwide rulings, or Congress must pass legislation limiting district courts' ability to issue sweeping national injunctions. The current system, where any district judge can effectively veto presidential actions, is unsustainable and undermines our constitutional order.
Trump's administration continues to fight these battles in court, often successfully on appeal. But the time has come to address this abuse of judicial power head-on. The American people elected President Trump to implement his agenda, not to have it blocked by activist judges playing politics from the bench. The integrity of our judicial system—and the will of the American people—demands nothing less.
