Trump puts the entire system on trial

President Donald J. Trump addresses a Joint Session of Congress on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 (Official White House photo)

President Trump’s supporters have denounced the federal judges seeking to stall or stop this administration’s government overhaul. But there is at least one person who, despite a show of outrage and condemnation, is neither surprised nor intimidated: Trump himself.

The politically appointed judges have ordered, among other actions, that federal agencies reinstate thousands...