We’re seeing a consistent pattern. 1) Biden administration does something the American people elected Donald Trump to undo. 2) A lawless district court judge substitutes his or her policy preferences for the will of the People. This is not consistent with the Constitution.
| Claim | Result | Source Reference | Source Quote |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Biden administration does things the American people elected Donald Trump to undo. | verified | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55738746 | US President Joe Biden has begun to undo some of Donald Trump's key policies, hours after being sworn in. Other orders reversed the Trump administration's stance on climate change and immigration. President Biden "will take action - not just to reverse the gravest damages of the Trump administration - but also to start moving our country forward," a statement detailing his executive orders said. |
| The Biden administration does things the American people elected Donald Trump to undo. | verified | https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/us/politics/biden-executive-action.html | President Biden unleashed a full-scale assault on his predecessor’s legacy on Wednesday, acting hours after taking the oath of office to sweep aside President Donald J. Trump’s pandemic response, reverse his environmental agenda, tear down his anti-immigration policies, bolster the sluggish economic recovery and restore federal efforts aimed at promoting diversity. |
| A lawless district court judge substitutes his or her policy preferences for the will of the People. | rejected | https://thedispatch.com/podcast/advisoryopinions/do-you-have-parental-rights/ | Sarah Isgur is a senior editor at The Dispatch and is based in northern Virginia. Prior to joining the company in 2019, she had worked in every branch of the federal government and on three presidential campaigns. When Sarah is not hosting podcasts or writing newsletters, she’s probably sending uplifting stories about spiders to Jonah, who only pretends to love all animals. |
| A lawless district court judge substitutes his or her policy preferences for the will of the People. | rejected | https://thedispatch.com/article/amash-looking-closely-at-a-presidential/ | Some state and local officials are abusing their coronavirus-granted mandates, banning the purchase of gardening supplies and attempting to prevent would-be churchgoers from congregating in their cars for drive-in Easter services. |
| This (judicial override by district court judges) is not consistent with the Constitution. | rejected | https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/white-house-officials-bristle-courts-throttle-trump-agenda-rcna191504 | More than two centuries of U.S. history have established that courts are empowered to strike down laws and bar executive actions they deem unconstitutional. |
| This (judicial override by district court judges) is not consistent with the Constitution. | inconclusive | https://reason.com/2024/04/18/u-s-sentencing-commission-restricts-federal-judges-ability-to-use-acquitted-conduct-at-sentencing/ |
🤖 Conclusion [30/100]: The statement blends a partially accurate claim with misleading and unsubstantiated assertions. It's verified that the Biden administration has actively sought to reverse Trump-era policies, supported by solid media references. However, the assertion that 'lawless' district court judges are substituting their policy preferences for the will of the people is legally and factually unsupported; none of the sources provide evidence for such widespread judicial lawlessness, and U.S. courts are constitutionally empowered to check executive actions they find unconstitutional. Therefore, while the first part of the claim is true, the primary thrust of the statement about unconstitutional judicial behavior is rejected by relevant legal sources. On balance, the statement's truthfulness is quite low, but not zero, since a portion is true.