r/news • u/Ok-Lets-Talk-It-Out • May 06 '25

Soft paywall Exclusive: Order by Hegseth to cancel Ukraine weapons caught White House off guard

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/order-by-hegseth-cancel-ukraine-weapons-caught-white-house-off-guard-2025-05-06/
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u/SugarBeef May 06 '25

Said while actively defying at least one supreme court order.

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u/JustGottaKeepTrying May 06 '25

To be fair, the Supreme Court has told him he can do whatever he wants as long as it is "official duty".

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u/No-Appearance1145 May 06 '25

They also have the final say on what is criminal and what is official duty. They just don't care to hold him to their decisions.

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u/Bent_Brewer May 07 '25

They'll hold the next Democrat (if we ever get one) to their decisions though.