Donald J.Trump hails “Slaughter Case” as biggest Supreme Court win in a century
said the ruling overturned the Humphrey's Executor Rule and restored presidential power fought over since Franklin D. Roosevelt's era.
WHITE HOUSE — Donald J.Trump declared the Supreme Court’s decision in the “Slaughter Case” the most consequential ruling in nearly a century on a Truth Social post on June 30, 2026 at 11:45 AM EST.
Here is the full post (see truthsocial): “The biggest and most consequential Decision issued by the Court, by far, is the Slaughter Case, which overturned the very famous Humphrey’s Executor Rule. This whole concept of “Power” has been fought over for nearly 100 years, going all the way back toFranklin Delanor Roosevelt, where a large slice of his Power was taken away. He fought to regain it, even wanting to “pack the Court,” but was unsuccessful in doing so. This Decision gives tremendous additional Power back to the Presidency, where it belongs. It is an Honor to be the sitting President who, after all these years, WON this very important, and hard fought, Case. We had other good Victories, too, and we also had the Birthright Citizenship loss, which we will work to correct in Congress, but the big SLAUGHTER, was SLAUGHTER. The Republican Party was treated very fairly by the United States Supreme Court. Thank you for your attention to this matter! Donald J.Trump”
Trump framed the ruling as a restoration of executive authority that had been stripped from the presidency since the 1930s. The Humphrey’s Executor Rule stems from a 1935 Supreme Court decision that limited a president’s ability to remove heads of independent federal agencies without cause. Franklin D. Roosevelt had clashed with the Court over that restriction and sought to expand the bench in his famous court-packing effort, but Congress rejected the plan.
Trump said the “Slaughter Case” reversed that nearly century-old precedent and returned “tremendous additional Power” to the Oval Office. He called it an honor to be the sitting president when the ruling came down, casting the outcome as a personal legal victory.
The post also addressed other recent Supreme Court activity. Trump acknowledged a loss on birthright citizenship and pledged to pursue a legislative remedy through Congress. He praised the Court for treating the Republican Party “very fairly” across the term’s decisions.
In the last 30 days, 25 of 554 Trump posts focused on the topic of “Legal,” signaling sustained attention to judicial matters during a period of high-profile Supreme Court rulings.
The broader significance of the ruling, if it indeed overturns Humphrey’s Executor, could reshape the structure of the federal government. Independent agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission have long operated with leaders who could not be fired at will by the president. Removing that shield would give the White House direct control over regulators that oversee large swaths of the American economy.
Source: Zenger real-time database of all Truth Social posts.
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