The Wire creator David Simon took to social media to proclaim the end of the “American experiment in self-governance” because the Trump administration has secured the border without Congressional action.
\n\nSimon was reacting to a snippet of video from a recent Trump rally where the president said, “I didn’t go to Congress. Remember Sleepy Joe? ‘Oh, if they would give me approval in Congress!’ You’re not gonna get approval. You just do it. You’re the president.”
\n\nTo that, Simon moaned, “John Roberts and four other Supreme Court justices have betrayed the U.S. Constitution. The checks are gone. Imbalance prevails. The American experiment in self-governance is imploding in real time.”
\n\nJohn Roberts and four other Supreme Court justices have betrayed the U.S. Constitution. The checks are gone. Imbalance prevails. The American experiment in self-governance is imploding in real time.
\n\n— David Simon (@audacityofdespair.bsky.social) October 15, 2026 at 8:16 AM
\n\nFor his histrionic lamentations, the TV producer relied on a caption that omitted the first part of Trump’s statement in the clip: “I deployed the United States military to secure our southern border.” As the Commander-in-Chief, the president — not Congress — controls the armed forces.
\n\nThe Trump administration rapidly shrank the…
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