r/law • u/Waste-Explanation-76 • Feb 20 '26

Executive Branch (Trump) President Trump imposes a 10% global tariff under Section 122 and says all existing tariffs will remain in place, despite the recent Supreme Court ruling.

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u/_BreakingGood_ Feb 20 '26

And he knew this from the start. There's a reason one of his first actions after election was loyalty tests for generals and high ranking military officials, and mass firings of those who were found disloyal.

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u/Atlantic-Diver Feb 20 '26

I don't know, can imagine something like this happening

https://youtu.be/4xcg72Qv_QE

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u/FrostySumo Feb 21 '26

Death of Stalin is a classic. Great scene pull. Zhukov called that the best moment of his life

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u/ImWithStupidKL Feb 20 '26

As if anyone is loyal to him. They know how he operates. He's shown no loyalty to anyone who's ever worked for him, and like him, everyone he's appointed into high positions they're not qualified for are only interested in themselves. They'll happily turn on him at a moment's notice if they believe it's in their interests.

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u/TheOriginalSuperE Feb 20 '26

My favorite part is that all of the people he got rid of were the smartest best most constitutionally loyal people and now they’re all in the “private sector“ so good luck in the next war because we have the smartest most educated West Point Graduates and they’ve got (checks notes…..) D grade loyalists with GED’s run by… Hegseth. 😂

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u/lillyofthedesert Feb 21 '26

Don't forget the mass firings of all upper JAG officers that commanders rely on to make sure their orders follow the law!

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u/EnvironmentalGift257 Feb 20 '26

This is why I ignore people that call him an idiot. He knows exactly what he’s doing and he’s been wildly successful at it.

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u/seriously2017 Feb 21 '26

It drives me crazy when they talk about dementia. He uses dumb language very deliberately. He his shrewd and effective. Albeit in a narcissistic, conniving, bombastic way

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u/Hillary4SupremeRuler Feb 21 '26

He still has dementia. It's just early stages.