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PBS News Hour - Segments

Trump administration not backing down from clash with judiciary

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

News, Daily News

41K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2025

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Despite once again being told by a federal judge that their actions exceed the scope of the executive’s authority, President Trump and his administration continued their fight with the judicial branch. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

We're turning now to other news out of the White House today, despite once again being told by a federal judge that their actions exceed the scope of the executive's authority, President Trump and his administration continued their fight with the judicial branch.

0:14.2

Our White House correspondent Laura Barone Lopez has this report.

0:18.6

Just two days after Trump passed his 100-day mark in office, his administration is making

0:24.2

crystal clear they will not reverse on their collision course with the judiciary.

0:28.9

We are not going to allow a district court judge to try to become the Secretary of State.

0:34.8

Secretary Rubio is the one who under his leadership and direction at the State Department

0:39.2

is managing the day-to-day relationship with El Salvador. That comment in response to a question

0:44.5

about Kilmar-Abrego-Garcia, one of the migrants deported to El Salvador without due process

0:49.7

by the Trump administration. A U.S. District Court judge, an appeals court, and the Supreme Court have ordered the administration

0:57.3

to facilitate his return.

0:59.8

Those are the terrorists that President Trump is finding and apprehending that our Democrat judges

1:05.2

and Democrat activists are trying to keep on U.S. soil.

1:08.8

Today, a federal judge in Texas called Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Garcia

1:13.4

and hundreds of others unlawful.

1:16.3

Trump appointed district judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. wrote administration officials do not

1:21.9

possess the lawful authority under the AEA and based on the proclamation to detain

1:27.1

Venezuelan aliens, transfer them within the United States,

1:30.5

or remove them from the country. The ongoing clash with judges, all as financial markets remain in turmoil,

1:37.5

and the administration looks for others to blame. Remember, too, some of this is the economy that we inherited from the Biden era with the unsustainable spending.

1:48.9

If it doesn't stabilize this time next year, Democrats may win the midterms.

1:54.0

So there is risk here, big risk.

1:56.3

That's true. It is true. And I just think that I'll be able to convince people how good this is.

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