Buttigieg’s Ignorance of Law
Douglas V. Gibbs ——Bio and Archives--February 1, 2026
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On Fox News with Kayleigh McEnany, Democrat Pete Buttigieg claimed that in President Trump’s immigration efforts, “The people that are supposed to be enforcing the law are breaking the law. It has been held in court that they’ve violated countless court orders.”
Court orders, however, are not law. Federal courts have no constitutional authority to micromanage the executive branch, and when they attempt to do so, they violate the separation‑of‑powers framework the Constitution........
