This week’s visit to the Oval Office by Nayib Bukele offered a civics lesson to the world: America’s government pays greater respect to a foreign strongman than its own Supreme Court.
Around noon on April 14, America ceased to have a law-abiding government. Some would argue that had already happened on January 20, when Donald Trump was inaugurated.
On Monday (Tuesday AEST), however, Trump chose to ignore a 9-0 Supreme Court ruling to repatriate an illegally deported man. He even claimed the judges ruled in his favour.
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Edward Luce is the Washington columnist and commentator for the Financial Times. He writes about American politics and the economy.
